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About Dhaligaon Village

Dhaligaon is a large village in Sidli tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,470, made up of 1,209 males and 1,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783385, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaligaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Sidli
Pincode 783385
Area (hectares) 177.09 hectares
Population 2,470
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaligaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhaligaon is the 19th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 177.09 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhaligaon

Dhaligaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhaligaon 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaligaon from other places

Dhaligaon lies about 4.3 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is New Bongaigaon Junction, about 2.9 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 Dhaligaon
Nearest railway station New Bongaigaon Junction 2.9 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidli 8.0 km

Villages closest to Dhaligaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaligaon village had a population of 2,470. That makes it the 19th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Dhaligaon village has 1,209 males and 1,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaligaon has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dhaligaon is 783385. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaligaon covers 177.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaligaon falls under Sidli tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dhaligaon is New Bongaigaon Junction, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhaligaon.

Dhaligaon is about 4.3 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaligaon is in Sidli tehsil of Bongaigaon district. New Bongaigaon Junction is about 2.9 km away. Bongaigaon is about 4.3 km away. Sidli is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duligaon (under 2 km), Dakshin Kajalgaon (1.9 km) and Madhyam Kajalgaon (1.9 km).

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

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