About Bura Gaon Village

Bura Gaon is a mid sized village in Chariduar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 264 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bura Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bura Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Sonitpur
Tehsil	Chariduar
Pincode	784102
Area (hectares)	209.8 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	264
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,121
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bura Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bura Gaon is the 196th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 977 residents. Its 209.8 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bura Gaon

Bura Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bura Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bura Gaon from other places

Bura Gaon lies about 18 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Misamari Halt, about 5.6 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 Bura Gaon
Nearest railway station	Misamari Halt	5.6 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chariduar	18 km
District headquarters	Sonitpur	18 km

Villages closest to Bura 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.

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Common questions about Bura Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bura Gaon village had a population of 560. That makes it the 196th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 977 residents.

Bura Gaon village has 264 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bura Gaon has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bura Gaon is 784102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bura Gaon covers 209.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bura Gaon is Misamari Halt, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bura Gaon.

Bura Gaon is about 18 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bura Gaon is in Chariduar tehsil of Sonitpur district. Misamari Halt is about 5.6 km away. Dhekiajuli is about 17 km away. Chariduar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.