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About Barnagaon Village

Barnagaon is a mid sized village in Mangaldoi tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 479 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Barnagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnagaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Mangaldoi
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 479
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barnagaon compares

By the 2011 count Barnagaon is the 67th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Barnagaon

Barnagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barnagaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barnagaon from other places

Barnagaon lies about 23 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is New Misamari, 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 Barnagaon
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 11 km
Nearest railway station New Misamari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangaldoi 23 km
District headquarters Darrang 23 km

Villages closest to Barnagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnagaon village had a population of 959. That makes it the 67th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Barnagaon village has 479 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnagaon has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Barnagaon covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barnagaon falls under Mangaldoi tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barnagaon is New Misamari, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barnagaon.

Barnagaon is about 23 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnagaon is in Mangaldoi tehsil of Darrang district. Dhekiajuli is about 11 km away. New Misamari is about 12 km away. Mangaldoi 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 Choto Nagaon (under 2 km), Dewanagaon (under 2 km) and Nagaon (under 2 km).

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

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