About Maj Gaon Village

Maj Gaon is a large village in Sarupeta tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,223, made up of 2,225 males and 1,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maj Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Baksa
Tehsil	Sarupeta
Pincode	781318
Area (hectares)	301.2 hectares
Population	4,223
Male Population	2,225
Female Population	1,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maj Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 301.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Maj Gaon

Maj Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maj Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maj Gaon from other places

Maj Gaon lies about 48 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Guagachha Halt, about 20 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 Maj Gaon
Nearest town	Barpeta	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Guagachha Halt	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarupeta	21 km
District headquarters	Baksa	48 km

Villages closest to Maj Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarupeta 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 Maj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maj Gaon village had a population of 4,223. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Maj Gaon village has 2,225 males and 1,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maj Gaon has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Maj Gaon is 781318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maj Gaon covers 301.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maj Gaon falls under Sarupeta tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Maj Gaon is Guagachha Halt, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maj Gaon.

Maj Gaon is about 48 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maj Gaon is in Sarupeta tehsil of Baksa district. Barpeta is about 3.1 km away. Guagachha Halt is about 20 km away. Sarupeta is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.