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About Kumargaon Village

Kumargaon is a mid sized village in Bijni tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 441 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783390, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumargaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Bijni
Pincode 783390
Area (hectares) 169.14 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 441
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
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 Kumargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kumargaon is the 130th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 169.14 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kumargaon

Kumargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumargaon 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 Kumargaon from other places

Kumargaon lies about 18 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is Bijni, about 5.7 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 Kumargaon
Nearest railway station Bijni 5.7 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 18 km

Villages closest to Kumargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijni 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 Kumargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumargaon village had a population of 970. That makes it the 130th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Kumargaon village has 441 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumargaon has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kumargaon is 783390. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumargaon covers 169.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumargaon falls under Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kumargaon is Bijni, about 5.7 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 Kumargaon.

Kumargaon is about 18 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumargaon is in Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Bijni is about 5.7 km away. Bongaigaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamargaon (under 2 km), Paschim Gumargaon (under 2 km) and Gerukabari (5.8 km).

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

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