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About Maj Gaon Village

Maj Gaon is a small village in Doom Dooma tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 52 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.73 hectares hectares.

Maj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maj Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Tehsil Doom Dooma
Area (hectares) 15.73 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 52
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maj Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 938 residents. Its 15.73 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Maj Gaon

Maj Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maj Gaon as Available within village. 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 Maj Gaon from other places

Maj Gaon lies about 15 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Hansara, about 3.8 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 Maj Gaon
Nearest railway station Hansara 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Doom Dooma 5.9 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 5.9 km
District headquarters Tinsukia 15 km

Villages closest to Maj Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Doom Dooma 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 Maj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maj Gaon village had a population of 98. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 938 residents.

Maj Gaon village has 52 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maj Gaon has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Maj Gaon covers 15.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maj Gaon falls under Doom Dooma tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Maj Gaon is Hansara, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maj Gaon.

Maj Gaon is about 15 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maj Gaon is in Doom Dooma tehsil of Tinsukia district. Hansara is about 3.8 km away. Doom Dooma is about 5.9 km away. Dum Duma is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahom Gaon (under 2 km), Ajukha Gaon (under 2 km) and Amguri Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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