About Maj Gaon Village

Maj Gaon is a mid sized village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 604 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maj Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Kamrup
Tehsil	Kamalpur
Pincode	781121
Area (hectares)	192.25 hectares
Population	1,190
Male Population	604
Female Population	586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maj Gaon is the 67th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 192.25 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Maj Gaon

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

Maj Gaon lies about 12 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Azara, about 6.1 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 Maj Gaon
Nearest railway station	Azara	6.1 km
District headquarters	Kamrup	12 km
Nearest town	Guwahati	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kamalpur	26 km

Villages closest to Maj Gaon

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.

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Common questions about Maj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maj Gaon village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 67th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Maj Gaon village has 604 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maj Gaon has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Maj Gaon is 781121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maj Gaon covers 192.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maj Gaon falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Maj Gaon is Azara, about 6.1 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 Maj Gaon.

Maj Gaon is about 12 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maj Gaon is in Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district. Azara is about 6.1 km away. Kamrup is about 12 km away. Guwahati is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.