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About Ara Gaon Village

Ara Gaon is a large village in Chariduar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,440, made up of 1,199 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Chariduar
Pincode 784101
Area (hectares) 194.14 hectares
Population 2,440
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ara Gaon is the 18th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 977 residents. Its 194.14 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ara Gaon

Ara 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 Ara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ara Gaon from other places

Ara Gaon lies about 13 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Hugrajuli Halt, about 15 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 Ara Gaon
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chariduar 13 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Hugrajuli Halt 15 km

Villages closest to Ara Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara Gaon village had a population of 2,440. That makes it the 18th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 977 residents.

Ara Gaon village has 1,199 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara Gaon has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ara Gaon is 784101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara Gaon covers 194.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ara Gaon falls under Chariduar tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ara Gaon is Hugrajuli Halt, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ara Gaon.

Ara Gaon is about 13 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara Gaon is in Chariduar tehsil of Sonitpur district. Dhekiajuli is about 9.0 km away. Chariduar is about 13 km away. Sonitpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baitha Bhanga Gaon (under 2 km), Bam Gaon (under 2 km) and Bhobola Gaon Bangali (under 2 km).

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

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