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About Ghahi Gaon Village

Ghahi Gaon is a mid sized village in Helem tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 510 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghahi Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghahi Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Helem
Pincode 784170
Area (hectares) 173.13 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 510
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghahi Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghahi Gaon is the 45th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 173.13 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ghahi Gaon

Ghahi Gaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghahi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghahi Gaon from other places

Ghahi Gaon lies about 106 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Brahmajan, about 3.5 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 Ghahi Gaon
Nearest railway station Brahmajan 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Helem 4.6 km
Nearest town Itanagar 30 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 106 km

Villages closest to Ghahi Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghahi Gaon village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 45th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Ghahi Gaon village has 510 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghahi Gaon has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ghahi Gaon is 784170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghahi Gaon covers 173.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghahi Gaon falls under Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ghahi Gaon is Brahmajan, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghahi Gaon.

Ghahi Gaon is about 106 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghahi Gaon is in Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district. Brahmajan is about 3.5 km away. Helem is about 4.6 km away. Itanagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Helem Rly Colony (4.6 km), Kurua Basti (11 km) and Gohpur T E Grant 386 (11 km).

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

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