About Maj Gaon Village

Maj Gaon is a small village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 217 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Maj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maj Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dhemaji
Tehsil	Jonai
Area (hectares)	103 hectares
Population	434
Male Population	217
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maj Gaon is the 136th largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maj Gaon

Maj Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maj Gaon 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 Maj Gaon from other places

Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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.

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Common questions about Maj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maj Gaon village had a population of 434. That makes it the 136th largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

Maj Gaon village has 217 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Maj Gaon covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Maj 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.

Maj 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.