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About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a large village in Marigaon tehsil, in the district of Morigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,371, made up of 1,701 males and 1,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.4 hectares hectares.

Barigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Morigaon
Tehsil Marigaon
Area (hectares) 223.4 hectares
Population 3,371
Male Population 1,701
Female Population 1,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 223.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Barigaon

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

Barigaon lies about under 2 km from Morigaon, and the nearest railway station is Dharamtul, about 7.0 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 Barigaon
Tehsil headquarters Marigaon under 2 km
District headquarters Morigaon under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dharamtul 7.0 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigaon village had a population of 3,371. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Barigaon village has 1,701 males and 1,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Barigaon covers 223.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barigaon falls under Marigaon tehsil of Morigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barigaon is Dharamtul, about 7.0 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 Barigaon.

Barigaon is about under 2 km from Morigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigaon is in Marigaon tehsil of Morigaon district. Marigaon is about under 2 km away. Morigaon is about under 2 km away. Dharamtul is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasatia Morigaon (under 2 km), Sidhabari (2.2 km) and Kalbari (2.6 km).

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

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