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About Banto Gaon Village

Banto Gaon is a small village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 132 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banto Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banto Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Jonai
Pincode 787061
Area (hectares) 131.29 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 132
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banto Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Banto Gaon is the 222nd largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 131.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Banto Gaon

Banto Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banto Gaon as Available within <5 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 Banto Gaon from other places

Banto Gaon lies about 88 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is Rupai, about 10 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 Banto Gaon
Nearest railway station Rupai 10 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jonai 32 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 88 km

Villages closest to Banto 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 Banto Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Banto Gaon village had a population of 256. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

Banto Gaon village has 132 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banto Gaon has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Banto Gaon covers 131.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Banto Gaon is Rupai, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banto Gaon.

Banto Gaon is about 88 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banto Gaon is in Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district. Rupai is about 10 km away. Dum Duma is about 12 km away. Jonai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali Gaon (under 2 km), Siga Gaon (under 2 km) and Bag Gaon (6.9 km).

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

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