About Maricha Gaon Village

Maricha Gaon is a large village in Chabua tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,232, made up of 1,136 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.11 hectares hectares.

Maricha Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maricha Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dibrugarh
Tehsil	Chabua
Area (hectares)	148.11 hectares
Population	2,232
Male Population	1,136
Female Population	1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maricha Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maricha Gaon is the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,253 residents. Its 148.11 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Maricha Gaon

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

How far is Maricha Gaon from other places

Maricha Gaon lies about 42 km from Dibrugarh, and the nearest railway station is Naharkatiya, about 5.4 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 Maricha Gaon
Nearest railway station	Naharkatiya	5.4 km
Nearest town	Duliajan Oil Town	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chabua	24 km
District headquarters	Dibrugarh	42 km

Villages closest to Maricha 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.

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Common questions about Maricha Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maricha Gaon village had a population of 2,232. That makes it the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,253 residents.

Maricha Gaon village has 1,136 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maricha Gaon has about 965 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 965.

Maricha Gaon covers 148.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Maricha Gaon is Naharkatiya, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maricha Gaon.

Maricha Gaon is about 42 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maricha Gaon is in Chabua tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 5.4 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 8.7 km away. Chabua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.