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About Bongshibarigaon Village

Bongshibarigaon is a large village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,044 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bongshibarigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongshibarigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781315
Area (hectares) 232.23 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bongshibarigaon compares

By the 2011 count Bongshibarigaon is the 53rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 232.23 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bongshibarigaon

Bongshibarigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bongshibarigaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bongshibarigaon from other places

Bongshibarigaon lies about 21 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Goreswar, about 17 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 Bongshibarigaon
Nearest railway station Goreswar 17 km
Nearest town Rangia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Barnagar 21 km
District headquarters Baksa 21 km

Villages closest to Bongshibarigaon

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

Common questions about Bongshibarigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongshibarigaon village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Bongshibarigaon village has 1,044 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongshibarigaon has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bongshibarigaon is 781315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bongshibarigaon covers 232.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bongshibarigaon falls under Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bongshibarigaon is Goreswar, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bongshibarigaon.

Bongshibarigaon is about 21 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bongshibarigaon is in Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district. Goreswar is about 17 km away. Rangia is about 18 km away. Barnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chukrungbarigaon (under 2 km), Simulbari (15 km) and Rangdia (18 km).

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

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