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About Bania Gaon Village

Bania Gaon is a mid sized village in Bajali tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 302 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bania Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bania Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Bajali
Pincode 781329
Area (hectares) 119.93 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 302
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bania Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bania Gaon is the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 119.93 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bania Gaon

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

How far is Bania Gaon from other places

Bania Gaon lies about 3.1 km from Barpeta, 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 Bania Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Bajali 3.1 km
District headquarters Barpeta 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Guagachha Halt 20 km

Villages closest to Bania 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.

Common questions about Bania Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bania Gaon village had a population of 603. That makes it the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Bania Gaon village has 302 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bania Gaon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bania Gaon is 781329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bania Gaon covers 119.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bania Gaon is Guagachha Halt, about 20 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 village for Bania Gaon.

Bania Gaon is about 3.1 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Doloi Gaon (under 2 km), Nagar Gaon (under 2 km) and Khara Dhara (9.6 km).

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

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