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About Sumoni Gaon Village

Sumoni Gaon is a mid sized village in Doom Dooma tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 410 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.85 hectares hectares.

Sumoni Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumoni Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Tehsil Doom Dooma
Area (hectares) 318.85 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 410
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumoni Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Sumoni Gaon is the 168th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 938 residents. Its 318.85 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sumoni Gaon

Sumoni Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sumoni Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sumoni Gaon from other places

Sumoni 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 Sumoni 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 Sumoni 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 Sumoni Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumoni Gaon village had a population of 843. That makes it the 168th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 938 residents.

Sumoni Gaon village has 410 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumoni Gaon has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Sumoni Gaon covers 318.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Sumoni 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.

Sumoni 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 Sumoni Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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