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About Molan Gaon Village

Molan Gaon is a small village in Chariduar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 148 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.22 hectares hectares.

Molan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molan Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Chariduar
Area (hectares) 153.22 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 148
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Molan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Molan Gaon is the 269th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 977 residents. Its 153.22 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Molan Gaon

Molan Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Molan Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Molan Gaon from other places

Molan 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 Molan 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 Molan 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 Molan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Molan Gaon village had a population of 286. That makes it the 269th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 977 residents.

Molan Gaon village has 148 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molan Gaon has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Molan Gaon covers 153.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Molan Gaon is Mazbat, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Molan Gaon.

Molan 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.

Molan 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 Bihia Gaon (under 2 km), Chola Gaon (under 2 km) and Dekar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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