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About Gahekhanda Village

Gahekhanda is a mid sized village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 666 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahekhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahekhanda village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781316
Area (hectares) 230.62 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 666
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahekhanda compares

By the 2011 count Gahekhanda is the 95th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 230.62 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gahekhanda

Gahekhanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahekhanda as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumuriguri, Duramari, Dwarika and Fewra Khowa. 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 Gahekhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahekhanda village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 95th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Gahekhanda village has 666 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahekhanda has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gahekhanda is 781316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahekhanda covers 230.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahekhanda falls under Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Gahekhanda notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gahekhanda.

Gahekhanda is in Barnagar tehsil of Baksa 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 Gahekhanda today is likely to be higher.

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