About Dum Gaon Village

Dum Gaon is a mid sized village in Amguri tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 285 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.72 hectares hectares.

Dum Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dum Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Sivasagar
Tehsil	Amguri
Area (hectares)	160.72 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	285
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dum Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dum Gaon is the 92nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 160.72 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dum Gaon

Dum Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dum Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dum Gaon from other places

Dum Gaon lies about 39 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Nakachari, about 6.4 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 Dum Gaon
Nearest railway station	Nakachari	6.4 km
Nearest town	Mariāni	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amguri	17 km
District headquarters	Sivasagar	39 km

Villages closest to Dum Gaon

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

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Common questions about Dum Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dum Gaon village had a population of 543. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Dum Gaon village has 285 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dum Gaon has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Dum Gaon covers 160.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dum Gaon falls under Amguri tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dum Gaon is Nakachari, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dum Gaon.

Dum Gaon is about 39 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dum Gaon is in Amguri tehsil of Sivasagar district. Nakachari is about 6.4 km away. Mariāni is about 14 km away. Amguri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.