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About Bam Gaon Village

Bam Gaon is a mid sized village in Chariduar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 659 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.42 hectares hectares.

Bam Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bam Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Chariduar
Area (hectares) 189.42 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 659
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bam Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bam Gaon is the 85th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 977 residents. Its 189.42 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bam Gaon

The census records public bus service for Bam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bam Gaon from other places

Bam 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 Bam 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 Bam 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 Bam Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bam Gaon village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 85th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 977 residents.

Bam Gaon village has 659 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bam Gaon has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Bam Gaon covers 189.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bam 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bam Gaon.

Bam 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.

Bam 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 Ara Gaon (under 2 km), Baitha Bhanga 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 Bam Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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