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About Chowdang Gaon Village

Chowdang Gaon is a mid sized village in Tengakhat tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 980 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowdang Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowdang Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Tengakhat
Pincode 786103
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 1,941
Male Population 980
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chowdang Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Chowdang Gaon is the 17th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Chowdang Gaon

Chowdang Gaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chowdang Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chowdang Gaon from other places

Chowdang Gaon lies about 52 km from Dibrugarh, and the nearest railway station is Naharkatiya, about 5.8 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 Chowdang Gaon
Nearest railway station Naharkatiya 5.8 km
Nearest town Duliajan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tengakhat 25 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 52 km

Villages closest to Chowdang Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowdang Gaon village had a population of 1,941. That makes it the 17th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Chowdang Gaon village has 980 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowdang Gaon has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Chowdang Gaon is 786103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowdang Gaon covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chowdang Gaon falls under Tengakhat tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Chowdang Gaon is Naharkatiya, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chowdang Gaon.

Chowdang Gaon is about 52 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowdang Gaon is in Tengakhat tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 5.8 km away. Duliajan is about 11 km away. Tengakhat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakalajan Gaon (under 2 km), Dihing Erasuti (under 2 km) and Gulai Bam Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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