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About Baligaon Village

Baligaon is a large village in Dalgaon tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,137 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.3 hectares hectares.

Baligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Dalgaon
Area (hectares) 219.3 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligaon compares

By the 2011 count Baligaon is the 85th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 219.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Baligaon

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

Baligaon lies about 78 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 8.9 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 Baligaon
Nearest railway station Harisinga 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalgaon 21 km
Nearest town Mangaldai 23 km
District headquarters Darrang 78 km

Villages closest to Baligaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligaon village had a population of 2,279. That makes it the 85th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Baligaon village has 1,137 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligaon has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Baligaon covers 219.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligaon falls under Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Baligaon is Harisinga, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baligaon.

Baligaon is about 78 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligaon is in Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district. Harisinga is about 8.9 km away. Dalgaon is about 21 km away. Mangaldai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhargaon (3.3 km), Jhargaon No 1 (3.3 km) and Jhargaon No 2 (3.3 km).

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

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