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About Bura Gaon Village

Bura Gaon is a mid sized village in Raha tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 312 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bura Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bura Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Raha
Pincode 782107
Area (hectares) 172.39 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 312
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bura Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bura Gaon is the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 172.39 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bura Gaon

The census records public bus service for Bura Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bura Gaon from other places

Bura Gaon lies about 42 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Mairabari, about 18 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 Bura Gaon
Nearest railway station Mairabari 18 km
Nearest town Morigaon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Raha 32 km
District headquarters Nagaon 42 km

Villages closest to Bura Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bura Gaon village had a population of 625. That makes it the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Bura Gaon village has 312 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bura Gaon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bura Gaon is 782107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bura Gaon covers 172.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bura Gaon falls under Raha tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bura Gaon is Mairabari, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bura Gaon.

Bura Gaon is about 42 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bura Gaon is in Raha tehsil of Nagaon district. Mairabari is about 18 km away. Morigaon is about 19 km away. Raha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dara Gaon (17 km), Dhemaji Gaon (17 km) and Ghahi Gaon (17 km).

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

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