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About Kerakani Maj Gaon Village

Kerakani Maj Gaon is a mid sized village in Sissibargaon tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 406 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerakani Maj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakani Maj Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Sissibargaon
Pincode 786110
Area (hectares) 110.97 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 406
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakani Maj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kerakani Maj Gaon is the 67th largest of the 370 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 110.97 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kerakani Maj Gaon

Kerakani Maj Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kerakani Maj Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kerakani Maj Gaon from other places

Kerakani Maj Gaon lies about 17 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is Silapathar, about 2.6 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 Kerakani Maj Gaon
Nearest railway station Silapathar 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sissibargaon 17 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 17 km

Villages closest to Kerakani Maj Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sissibargaon 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 Kerakani Maj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakani Maj Gaon village had a population of 808. That makes it the 67th largest of the 370 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kerakani Maj Gaon village has 406 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakani Maj Gaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kerakani Maj Gaon is 786110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakani Maj Gaon covers 110.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerakani Maj Gaon falls under Sissibargaon tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kerakani Maj Gaon is Silapathar, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kerakani Maj Gaon.

Kerakani Maj Gaon is about 17 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerakani Maj Gaon is in Sissibargaon tehsil of Dhemaji district. Silapathar is about 2.6 km away. Sissibargaon is about 17 km away. Dhemaji is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abarali Gaon (under 2 km), Barati Gaon (under 2 km) and Chowkhamting Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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