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About Meda Gaon Village

Meda Gaon is a large village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,098, made up of 1,033 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meda Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meda Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781317
Area (hectares) 238.57 hectares
Population 2,098
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meda Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Meda Gaon is the 31st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 238.57 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Meda Gaon

Meda Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meda Gaon as Available within village. 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 Meda Gaon from other places

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

Villages closest to Meda 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 Meda Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Meda Gaon village had a population of 2,098. That makes it the 31st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Meda Gaon village has 1,033 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meda Gaon has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Meda Gaon is 781317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meda Gaon covers 238.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Meda 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.

Meda 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 Bala Gaon (under 2 km), Kamar 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 Meda Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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