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About Bamungaon Village

Bamungaon is a large village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,094 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.92 hectares hectares.

Bamungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamungaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Kamalpur
Area (hectares) 224.92 hectares
Population 2,119
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bamungaon compares

By the 2011 count Bamungaon is the 24th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 224.92 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bamungaon

Bamungaon 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 Bamungaon 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamungaon from other places

Bamungaon lies about 23 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Agthori, about 2.1 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 Bamungaon
Nearest railway station Agthori 2.1 km
Nearest town Guwahati 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamalpur 18 km
District headquarters Kamrup 23 km

Villages closest to Bamungaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamungaon village had a population of 2,119. That makes it the 24th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Bamungaon village has 1,094 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamungaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Bamungaon covers 224.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamungaon falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bamungaon is Agthori, about 2.1 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 village for Bamungaon.

Bamungaon is about 23 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamungaon is in Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district. Agthori is about 2.1 km away. Guwahati is about 7.6 km away. Kamalpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athagaon (7.3 km), Alta (8.0 km) and Azara (9.0 km).

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

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