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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a mid sized village in Tihu tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 585 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Tihu
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 585
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bangaon

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

How far is Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 24 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 3.9 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 Bangaon
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tihu 9.3 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 11 km
District headquarters Baksa 24 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents.

Bangaon village has 585 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Bangaon covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangaon falls under Tihu tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Kaithalkuchi, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 24 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Tihu tehsil of Baksa district. Kaithalkuchi is about 3.9 km away. Tihu is about 9.3 km away. Nalbāri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piplibari (2.9 km), Madhapur (5.7 km) and Jalkhana (7.3 km).

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

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