About Balijan Forest Gaon Village

Balijan Forest Gaon is a large village in Margherita tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,368, made up of 2,255 males and 2,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijan Forest Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijan Forest Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Tinsukia
Tehsil	Margherita
Pincode	786171
Area (hectares)	368 hectares
Population	4,368
Male Population	2,255
Female Population	2,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balijan Forest Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Balijan Forest Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Balijan Forest Gaon

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

Balijan Forest Gaon lies about 21 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Tingrai, about under 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 Balijan Forest Gaon
Nearest railway station	Tingrai	under 2 km
Nearest town	Digboi	9.7 km
District headquarters	Tinsukia	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Margherita	23 km

Villages closest to Balijan Forest Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margherita 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.

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Common questions about Balijan Forest Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijan Forest Gaon village had a population of 4,368. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Balijan Forest Gaon village has 2,255 males and 2,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijan Forest Gaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Balijan Forest Gaon is 786171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijan Forest Gaon covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balijan Forest Gaon falls under Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balijan Forest Gaon is Tingrai, about under 2 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 village for Balijan Forest Gaon.

Balijan Forest Gaon is about 21 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balijan Forest Gaon is in Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district. Tingrai is about under 2 km away. Digboi is about 9.7 km away. Tinsukia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golai Aoc Block Gaon (under 2 km), Hahkhata Rahbari Gaon (under 2 km) and Lalpahar Pathar Gaon (under 2 km).

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