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About Harigaon Village

Harigaon is a mid sized village in Kokrajhar tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 389 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.33 hectares hectares.

Harigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Kokrajhar
Area (hectares) 225.33 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 389
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harigaon compares

By the 2011 count Harigaon is the 92nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 225.33 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Harigaon

Harigaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harigaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harigaon from other places

Harigaon lies about 22 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Salakati, about 12 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 Harigaon
Nearest railway station Salakati 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokrajhar 18 km
District headquarters Chirang 22 km

Villages closest to Harigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigaon village had a population of 800. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Harigaon village has 389 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigaon has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Harigaon covers 225.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harigaon falls under Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Harigaon is Salakati, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harigaon.

Harigaon is about 22 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harigaon is in Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district. Salakati is about 12 km away. Kokrajhar is about 18 km away. Chirang is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhin Karigaon (under 2 km), Karigaon (under 2 km) and Khargaon (under 2 km).

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

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