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About Bher Gaon Village

Bher Gaon is a mid sized village in Dhekiajuli tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 626 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bher Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bher Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Dhekiajuli
Pincode 784112
Area (hectares) 203.29 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 626
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bher Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bher Gaon is the 128th largest of the 393 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 203.29 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bher Gaon

Bher Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bher Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bher Gaon from other places

Bher Gaon lies about 12 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Hugrajuli Halt, about 11 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 Bher Gaon
Nearest railway station Hugrajuli Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhekiajuli 11 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 12 km

Villages closest to Bher Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bher Gaon village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 128th largest of the 393 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bher Gaon village has 626 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bher Gaon has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bher Gaon is 784112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bher Gaon covers 203.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bher Gaon falls under Dhekiajuli tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bher Gaon is Hugrajuli Halt, about 11 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 village for Bher Gaon.

Bher Gaon is about 12 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bher Gaon is in Dhekiajuli tehsil of Sonitpur district. Hugrajuli Halt is about 11 km away. Dhekiajuli is about 11 km away. Sonitpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orang Protected Forest Area (4.1 km), Amtal Bangali Gaon (5.0 km) and Balisuti Garani Gaon (5.0 km).

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

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