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About Balijan Gaon Village

Balijan Gaon is a mid sized village in Chabua tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 273 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786184, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijan Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Chabua
Pincode 786184
Area (hectares) 111.3 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 273
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balijan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Balijan Gaon is the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,253 residents. Its 111.3 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Balijan Gaon

Balijan Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balijan Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balijan Gaon from other places

Balijan Gaon lies about 27 km from Dibrugarh. 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 Balijan Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Chabua 5.5 km
Nearest town Tinsukia 19 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 27 km

Villages closest to Balijan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chabua 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 Balijan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijan Gaon village had a population of 505. That makes it the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,253 residents.

Balijan Gaon village has 273 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijan Gaon has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Balijan Gaon is 786184. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijan Gaon covers 111.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balijan Gaon falls under Chabua tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Balijan Gaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balijan Gaon.

Balijan Gaon is about 27 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balijan Gaon is in Chabua tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Chabua is about 5.5 km away. Tinsukia is about 19 km away. Dibrugarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balijan Bangali (under 2 km), Balijan Pani Era (under 2 km) and Balijan T E (under 2 km).

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

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