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About Karigaon Village

Karigaon is a small village in Kokrajhar tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 58 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Karigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Kokrajhar
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 58
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karigaon compares

By the 2011 count Karigaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Karigaon

Karigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karigaon as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karigaon from other places

Karigaon 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 Karigaon
Nearest railway station Salakati 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokrajhar 18 km
District headquarters Chirang 22 km

Villages closest to Karigaon

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 Karigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Karigaon village had a population of 107. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Karigaon village has 58 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karigaon has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Karigaon covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karigaon falls under Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Karigaon is Salakati, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karigaon.

Karigaon 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.

Karigaon 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), Harigaon (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 Karigaon today is likely to be higher.

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