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About Bag Gaon Village

Bag Gaon is a mid sized village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 340 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bag Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Jonai
Pincode 787061
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 340
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bag Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bag Gaon is the 57th largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 51 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 957.

Getting to Bag Gaon

Bag Gaon 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 Bag Gaon 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 Bag Gaon from other places

Bag Gaon lies about 82 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is Makum, about 14 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 Bag Gaon
Nearest railway station Makum 14 km
Nearest town Tinsukia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jonai 31 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 82 km

Villages closest to Bag Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jonai 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 Bag Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag Gaon village had a population of 712. That makes it the 57th largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

Bag Gaon village has 340 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag Gaon has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bag Gaon is 787061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag Gaon covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bag Gaon falls under Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bag Gaon is Makum, about 14 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 Bag Gaon.

Bag Gaon is about 82 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag Gaon is in Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district. Makum is about 14 km away. Tinsukia is about 14 km away. Jonai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bera Chapori Maj Gaon (under 2 km), Debing Mishing Gaon (under 2 km) and Maj Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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