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About Howli Gaon Village

Howli Gaon is a mid sized village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 641 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Howli Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Howli Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781316
Area (hectares) 101.38 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 641
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Howli Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Howli Gaon is the 55th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 101.38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Howli Gaon

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

How far is Howli Gaon from other places

Howli Gaon lies about 11 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Barpeta Road, about 9.0 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 Howli Gaon
Nearest railway station Barpeta Road 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barnagar 11 km
District headquarters Barpeta 11 km

Villages closest to Howli 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 Howli Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Howli Gaon village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 55th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Howli Gaon village has 641 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Howli Gaon has about 950 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Howli Gaon is 781316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Howli Gaon covers 101.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Howli Gaon is Barpeta Road, about 9.0 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 village for Howli Gaon.

Howli Gaon is about 11 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Howli Gaon is in Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district. Barpeta Road is about 9.0 km away. Barnagar is about 11 km away. Barpeta 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 Bala Bhitha (5.4 km), Khaira Bari (9.9 km) and Khudna Bari Pathar (9.9 km).

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

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