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About Bhekelai Village

Bhekelai is a small village in Dimow tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 117 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.86 hectares hectares.

Bhekelai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhekelai village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Dimow
Area (hectares) 99.86 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 117
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhekelai compares

By the 2011 count Bhekelai is the 139th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 99.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bhekelai

Bhekelai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhekelai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barapial, Barbam Block, Barderoi and Bhaluka Guri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhekelai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhekelai village had a population of 208. That makes it the 139th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Bhekelai village has 117 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhekelai has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Bhekelai covers 99.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhekelai falls under Dimow tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The census record for Bhekelai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhekelai.

Bhekelai is in Dimow tehsil of Sivasagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhekelai today is likely to be higher.

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