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About Burigaon Village

Burigaon is a mid sized village in Doboka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 816 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.34 hectares hectares.

Burigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Doboka
Area (hectares) 138.34 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 816
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burigaon compares

By the 2011 count Burigaon is the 81st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,507 residents. Its 138.34 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Burigaon

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

Burigaon lies about 28 km from Doboka, and the nearest railway station is Nagaon, about 4.7 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 Burigaon
Nearest railway station Nagaon 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Doboka 28 km

Villages closest to Burigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burigaon village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 81st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,507 residents.

Burigaon village has 816 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burigaon has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Burigaon covers 138.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burigaon falls under Doboka tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Burigaon is Nagaon, about 4.7 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 Burigaon.

Burigaon is about 28 km from Doboka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burigaon is in Doboka tehsil of Nagaon district. Nagaon is about 4.7 km away. Doboka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardar Gaon (22 km), Akchek Mikir Gaon (25 km) and Changmaji Mikir Gaon (25 km).

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

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