# Gurmow Village, Goreswar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Goreswar, Baksa 

# Gurmow

Gurmow is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,676 people in 745 households**, the 6th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 3,676people (2011)
- 745households
- 79.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Gurmow PIN code and other codes

Gurmow falls in Goreswar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockGoreswar
- Census village code304390

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gurmow from nearby towns?

- Goreswar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gurmow?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gurmow; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goreswar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gurmow known for?

About 46% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gurmow

Of every 100 households in Gurmow in 2011, 32 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurmow · ■ Goreswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gurmow?

■ Gurmow · ■ Goreswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**951

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 71.0% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 385 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 323 (25%) · **■** Marginal 410 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Goreswar

- Dhulabari4,763 people
- Silkijhar4,338 people
- Deochunga4,056 people
- Niz Kaurbaha3,968 people
- Betagaon3,596 people
- Bangalipara3,394 people
- Tengajhar3,277 people
- Oubari3,090 people

[All 93 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/goreswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurmow from Mushalpur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gurmow?3,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurmow in?Baksa district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gurmow?79.2% (Census 2011)