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About Ghahi Gaon Village

Ghahi Gaon is a large village in Na Duar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,209 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.5 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 Na Duar
Pincode 784170
Area (hectares) 374.5 hectares
Population 2,357
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 20th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 374.5 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 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 Ghahi 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 Ghahi 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 Ghahi Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghahi Gaon village had a population of 2,357. That makes it the 20th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Ghahi Gaon village has 1,209 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghahi Gaon has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

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

Ghahi Gaon covers 374.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghahi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghahi Gaon.

Ghahi 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.

Ghahi 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), Hukai Gaon (under 2 km) and Kumar Gaon (under 2 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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