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About Paikan Bonmaza Village

Paikan Bonmaza is a large village in Barkhetri tehsil, in the district of Nalbari, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,447, made up of 1,239 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.27 hectares hectares.

Paikan Bonmaza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paikan Bonmaza village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nalbari
Tehsil Barkhetri
Area (hectares) 149.27 hectares
Population 2,447
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paikan Bonmaza compares

By the 2011 count Paikan Bonmaza is the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents. Its 149.27 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Paikan Bonmaza

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

Paikan Bonmaza lies about 12 km from Nalbari, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 9.0 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 Paikan Bonmaza
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkhetri 12 km
District headquarters Nalbari 12 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 12 km

Villages closest to Paikan Bonmaza

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkhetri 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 Paikan Bonmaza

As per the Census of India 2011, Paikan Bonmaza village had a population of 2,447. That makes it the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents.

Paikan Bonmaza village has 1,239 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paikan Bonmaza has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Paikan Bonmaza covers 149.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paikan Bonmaza falls under Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Paikan Bonmaza is Kaithalkuchi, about 9.0 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 Paikan Bonmaza.

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

Paikan Bonmaza is in Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district. Kaithalkuchi is about 9.0 km away. Barkhetri is about 12 km away. Nalbari is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dirua (1.7 km), Paikandirua (1.7 km) and Naptipara (3.3 km).

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

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