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About Miri Gaon Village

Miri Gaon is a mid sized village in Nazira tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 596 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 785687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miri Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miri Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Nazira
Pincode 785687
Area (hectares) 126.41 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 596
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Miri Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Miri Gaon is the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents. Its 126.41 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Miri Gaon

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

How far is Miri Gaon from other places

Miri Gaon lies about 7.4 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Simaluguri Junction, about 6.2 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 Miri Gaon
Nearest railway station Simaluguri Junction 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nazira 7.4 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 7.4 km
Nearest town Sibsāgar 20 km

Villages closest to Miri Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Miri Gaon village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents.

Miri Gaon village has 596 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miri Gaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Miri Gaon is 785687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miri Gaon covers 126.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Miri Gaon falls under Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Miri Gaon is Simaluguri Junction, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Miri Gaon.

Miri Gaon is about 7.4 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Miri Gaon is in Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district. Simaluguri Junction is about 6.2 km away. Nazira is about 7.4 km away. Sivasagar is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changdhora (2.0 km), Nirmolia Gaon (2.7 km) and Niz Nazira (7.4 km).

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

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