About Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 Village

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is a mid sized village in Margherita tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 595 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Tinsukia
Tehsil	Margherita
Pincode	786171
Area (hectares)	216.71 hectares
Population	1,186
Male Population	595
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 compares

By the 2011 count Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is the 65th largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 216.71 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 from other places

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 lies about 29 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Bogapani, about 3.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1
Nearest railway station	Bogapani	3.5 km
Nearest town	Digboi	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Margherita	16 km
District headquarters	Tinsukia	29 km

Villages closest to Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margherita tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 65th largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 village has 595 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is 786171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 covers 216.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 falls under Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is Bogapani, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1.

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is about 29 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 is in Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district. Bogapani is about 3.5 km away. Digboi is about 3.9 km away. Margherita is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A O C Block 2 Ndpt (under 2 km), Bishnupur N C No 1 (under 2 km) and Bishnupur N C No 2 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhekiajan Forest Village No 1 today is likely to be higher.