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About Bala Gaon Village

Bala Gaon is a small village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 110 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.05 hectares hectares.

Bala Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Barnagar
Area (hectares) 246.05 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 110
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bala Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bala Gaon is the 86th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 246.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bala Gaon

Bala Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bala Gaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala Gaon from other places

Bala 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 Bala Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Barnagar 3.1 km
District headquarters Barpeta 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Guagachha Halt 20 km

Villages closest to Bala Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Gaon village had a population of 203. That makes it the 86th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Bala Gaon village has 110 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Gaon has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Bala Gaon covers 246.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bala Gaon falls under Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bala 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bala Gaon.

Bala 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.

Bala Gaon is in Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district. Barnagar 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 Kamar Gaon (under 2 km), Meda Gaon (under 2 km) and Pora Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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