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About Maran Gaon Village

Maran Gaon is a large village in Biswanath tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,460 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.48 hectares hectares.

Maran Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maran Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Biswanath
Area (hectares) 303.48 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,460
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Maran Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maran Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 303.48 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Maran Gaon

Maran Gaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maran Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maran Gaon from other places

Maran Gaon lies about 24 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Mazbat, about 9.2 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 Maran Gaon
Nearest railway station Mazbat 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswanath 24 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 24 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 30 km

Villages closest to Maran Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maran Gaon village had a population of 2,859. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Maran Gaon village has 1,460 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maran Gaon has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Maran Gaon covers 303.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maran Gaon falls under Biswanath tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Maran Gaon is Mazbat, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Maran Gaon is about 24 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maran Gaon is in Biswanath tehsil of Sonitpur district. Mazbat is about 9.2 km away. Biswanath is about 24 km away. Sonitpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamar Gaon (under 2 km), Maral Gaon (under 2 km) and Bam Gaon (25 km).

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

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