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About Malar Gaon Village

Malar Gaon is a mid sized village in Na Duar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 770 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.45 hectares hectares.

Malar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malar Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Na Duar
Area (hectares) 270.45 hectares
Population 1,654
Male Population 770
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Malar Gaon is the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 270.45 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Malar Gaon

Malar 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 Malar Gaon as Available within village. 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 Malar Gaon from other places

Malar 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 Malar Gaon
Nearest railway station Mazbat 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Na Duar 24 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 24 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 30 km

Villages closest to Malar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Na Duar 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 Malar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Malar Gaon village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Malar Gaon village has 770 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malar Gaon has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Malar Gaon covers 270.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malar Gaon falls under Na Duar tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Malar Gaon is Mazbat, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malar Gaon.

Malar 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.

Malar Gaon is in Na Duar tehsil of Sonitpur district. Mazbat is about 9.2 km away. Na Duar 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 Bamun Gaon (under 2 km), Ghahi Gaon (under 2 km) and Hukai Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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