About Buragaon Village

Buragaon is a small village in Jamiri tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 235 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Buragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buragaon village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Jamiri
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	235
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Buragaon compares

By the 2011 count Buragaon is the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 827.

Getting to Buragaon

Buragaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Buragaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buragaon from other places

Buragaon lies about 23 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 28 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 Buragaon
Tehsil headquarters	Jamiri	11 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	23 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalukpong	28 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	64 km

Villages closest to Buragaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamiri 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 Buragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Buragaon village had a population of 490. That makes it the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Buragaon village has 235 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buragaon has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 827.

Buragaon covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Buragaon falls under Jamiri tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buragaon is Bhalukpong, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Buragaon.

Buragaon is about 23 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buragaon is in Jamiri tehsil of West Kameng district. Jamiri is about 11 km away. West Kameng is about 23 km away. Bhalukpong is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.