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About Balijan Maje Village

Balijan Maje is a small village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 179 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijan Maje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijan Maje village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Pincode 786610
Area (hectares) 75.78 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 179
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balijan Maje compares

By the 2011 count Balijan Maje is the 139th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 75.78 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Balijan Maje

The census records public bus service for Balijan Maje 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balijan Maje from other places

Balijan Maje lies about 27 km from Dibrugarh, and the nearest railway station is Chabua, about 5.6 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 Balijan Maje
Nearest railway station Chabua 5.6 km
Nearest town Tinsukia 19 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Naharkatiya 31 km

Villages closest to Balijan Maje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijan Maje village had a population of 366. That makes it the 139th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Balijan Maje village has 179 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijan Maje has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Balijan Maje is 786610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijan Maje covers 75.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balijan Maje falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balijan Maje is Chabua, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Balijan Maje.

Balijan Maje 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 Maje is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Chabua is about 5.6 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 No 1 (under 2 km), Balijan No 2 (under 2 km) and Balijan No 3 (under 2 km).

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

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