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About Baligaon Village

Baligaon is a small village in Sissibargaon tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 175 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.3 hectares hectares.

Baligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Sissibargaon
Area (hectares) 41.3 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 175
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baligaon compares

By the 2011 count Baligaon is the 239th largest of the 370 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 41.3 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baligaon

Baligaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baligaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baligaon from other places

Baligaon lies about 15 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is New Sisibargaon, about 3.7 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 Baligaon
Nearest railway station New Sisibargaon 3.7 km
Nearest town Silapathar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sissibargaon 15 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 15 km

Villages closest to Baligaon

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 Baligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligaon village had a population of 336. That makes it the 239th largest of the 370 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Baligaon village has 175 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligaon has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Baligaon covers 41.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligaon falls under Sissibargaon tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Baligaon is New Sisibargaon, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Baligaon.

Baligaon is about 15 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligaon is in Sissibargaon tehsil of Dhemaji district. New Sisibargaon is about 3.7 km away. Silapathar is about 5.3 km away. Sissibargaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are No 2 Baligaon N C (under 2 km), Akajan Miri (1.9 km) and Balikata Miri Pathar (1.9 km).

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

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