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About Ballamguri Village

Ballamguri is a mid sized village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,937, made up of 991 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.5 hectares hectares.

Ballamguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballamguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 271.5 hectares
Population 1,937
Male Population 991
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballamguri compares

By the 2011 count Ballamguri is the 34th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 920 residents. Its 271.5 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ballamguri

Ballamguri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballamguri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ballamguri from other places

Ballamguri lies about 72 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Salakati, about 23 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 Ballamguri
Nearest railway station Salakati 23 km
Nearest town Kokrajhar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 34 km
District headquarters Dhubri 72 km

Villages closest to Ballamguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon 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 Ballamguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballamguri village had a population of 1,937. That makes it the 34th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 920 residents.

Ballamguri village has 991 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballamguri has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Ballamguri covers 271.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ballamguri falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ballamguri is Salakati, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ballamguri.

Ballamguri is about 72 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballamguri is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district. Salakati is about 23 km away. Kokrajhar is about 25 km away. Gossaigaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachugaon Bazar F V (17 km), Kachugaon Contractor Patty F V (17 km) and Gambaribil (19 km).

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

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