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About Bamun Gaon Village

Bamun Gaon is a small village in Bihpuria tehsil, in the district of Lakhimpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 6 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.49 hectares hectares.

Bamun Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamun Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Lakhimpur
Tehsil Bihpuria
Area (hectares) 66.49 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 6
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamun Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bamun Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 66.49 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bamun Gaon

Bamun Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamun Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bamun Gaon from other places

Bamun Gaon lies about 35 km from Lakhimpur, and the nearest railway station is Jorhat Town, 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 Bamun Gaon
Nearest town Jorhat 19 km
Nearest railway station Jorhat Town 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihpuria 27 km
District headquarters Lakhimpur 35 km

Villages closest to Bamun Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamun Gaon village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Bamun Gaon village has 6 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamun Gaon has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Bamun Gaon covers 66.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamun Gaon falls under Bihpuria tehsil of Lakhimpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bamun Gaon is Jorhat Town, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bamun Gaon.

Bamun Gaon is about 35 km from Lakhimpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamun Gaon is in Bihpuria tehsil of Lakhimpur district. Jorhat is about 19 km away. Jorhat Town is about 20 km away. Bihpuria 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 Gahari Ghat P G R N C (16 km), Nepali Gaon (19 km) and Chinatoli (24 km).

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

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