About Ban Gaon Village

Ban Gaon is a mid sized village in Bajali tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 661 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.38 hectares hectares.

Ban Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Bajali
Area (hectares)	175.38 hectares
Population	1,393
Male Population	661
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ban Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ban Gaon is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 175.38 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ban Gaon

Ban Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ban Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban Gaon from other places

Ban Gaon lies about 34 km from Barpeta, 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 Ban Gaon
Nearest railway station	Kaithalkuchi	3.9 km
Nearest town	Nalbāri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bajali	34 km
District headquarters	Barpeta	34 km

Villages closest to Ban Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Gaon village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Ban Gaon village has 661 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Gaon has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Ban Gaon covers 175.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ban Gaon falls under Bajali tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ban Gaon is Kaithalkuchi, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ban Gaon.

Ban Gaon is about 34 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Gaon is in Bajali tehsil of Barpeta district. Kaithalkuchi is about 3.9 km away. Nalbāri is about 11 km away. Bajali is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.