About Barua Gaon Village

Barua Gaon is a large village in Chamaria tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,237, made up of 1,129 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares.

Barua Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Kamrup
Tehsil	Chamaria
Area (hectares)	131.5 hectares
Population	2,237
Male Population	1,129
Female Population	1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barua Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Barua Gaon is the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,146 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barua Gaon

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

How far is Barua Gaon from other places

Barua Gaon lies about 46 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Guagachha Halt, about 20 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 Barua Gaon
Nearest town	Barpeta	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Guagachha Halt	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chamaria	30 km
District headquarters	Kamrup	46 km

Villages closest to Barua Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua Gaon village had a population of 2,237. That makes it the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,146 residents.

Barua Gaon village has 1,129 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua Gaon has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Barua Gaon covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barua Gaon falls under Chamaria tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barua Gaon is Guagachha Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barua Gaon.

Barua Gaon is about 46 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barua Gaon is in Chamaria tehsil of Kamrup district. Barpeta is about 3.1 km away. Guagachha Halt is about 20 km away. Chamaria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.