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About Handique Gaon Village

Handique Gaon is a mid sized village in Sonari tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 385 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.4 hectares hectares.

Handique Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handique Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sonari
Area (hectares) 200.4 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 385
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handique Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Handique Gaon is the 140th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents. Its 200.4 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Handique Gaon

Handique Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handique Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghorpholia, Gohain Gaon, Gorokhia Bam No 1 and Gorokhia Bam No 2. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Handique Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Handique Gaon village had a population of 748. That makes it the 140th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents.

Handique Gaon village has 385 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handique Gaon has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Handique Gaon covers 200.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handique Gaon falls under Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The census record for Handique Gaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Handique Gaon.

Handique Gaon is in Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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