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About Bocha Gaon Village

Bocha Gaon is a mid sized village in Dibrugarh East tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,345, made up of 696 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bocha Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bocha Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Dibrugarh East
Pincode 786101
Area (hectares) 37.59 hectares
Population 1,345
Male Population 696
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bocha Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bocha Gaon is the 33rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 37.59 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bocha Gaon

Bocha Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bocha Gaon 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 Bocha Gaon from other places

Bocha Gaon lies about 33 km from Dibrugarh, and the nearest railway station is Panitola, about 8.0 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 Bocha Gaon
Nearest railway station Panitola 8.0 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dibrugarh East 33 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 33 km

Villages closest to Bocha Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dibrugarh East 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 Bocha Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bocha Gaon village had a population of 1,345. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Bocha Gaon village has 696 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bocha Gaon has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bocha Gaon is 786101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bocha Gaon covers 37.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bocha Gaon falls under Dibrugarh East tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bocha Gaon is Panitola, about 8.0 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 Bocha Gaon.

Bocha Gaon is about 33 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bocha Gaon is in Dibrugarh East tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Panitola is about 8.0 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 11 km away. Dibrugarh East is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanai Gaon (under 2 km), Na Gaon (under 2 km) and Chaulkhowa Grant Gaon (15 km).

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

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