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About Bihia Gaon Village

Bihia Gaon is a mid sized village in Chariduar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 395 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihia Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihia Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Chariduar
Pincode 784025
Area (hectares) 177.43 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 395
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihia Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bihia Gaon is the 148th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 977 residents. Its 177.43 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bihia Gaon

Bihia Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bihia Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bihia Gaon from other places

Bihia 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 Bihia Gaon
Nearest railway station Mazbat 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chariduar 24 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 24 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 30 km

Villages closest to Bihia 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 Bihia Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihia Gaon village had a population of 775. That makes it the 148th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 977 residents.

Bihia Gaon village has 395 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihia Gaon has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bihia Gaon is 784025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihia Gaon covers 177.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bihia Gaon is Mazbat, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Bihia Gaon.

Bihia 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.

Bihia Gaon is in Chariduar tehsil of Sonitpur district. Mazbat is about 9.2 km away. Chariduar 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 Chola Gaon (under 2 km), Dekar Gaon (under 2 km) and Molan Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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