# Major Gaon Village, Barpeta, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barpeta/major-gaon/ Village · Barpeta, Barpeta # Major Gaon Major Gaon is a village in Barpeta sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 321 households**, the 89th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 1,488people (2011) - 321households - 71.5%literacy - 973females per 1,000 males ## Major Gaon PIN code and other codes Major Gaon falls in Barpeta sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPatbaushi - Community development blockBarpeta - Census village code283075 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Major Gaon from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)4 km by road - Barpeta (nearest town)4 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 Major Gaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Major Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barpeta - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barpeta - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Major Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and chilly**. About 65% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Major Gaon Of every 100 households in Major Gaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Major Gaon · ■ Barpeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **21% Toilet within the home ****58%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **19% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****22%** **31% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****34%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Major Gaon? ■ Major Gaon · ■ Barpeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **63.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **958 Working population ****28.7%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 238 (56%) · **■** Marginal 56 (13%) 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 Barpeta - Tatikuchi1,552 people - Garemari Gaon1,518 people - Patbaushi1,514 people - Teklabala1,499 people - Omura1,451 people - Pahumara1,425 people - Nangalkur1,398 people - Nunmati1,392 people [All 137 villages in Barpeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barpeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Major Gaon from Barpeta?4 km by road - What is the population of Major Gaon?1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Major Gaon in?Barpeta district (Barpeta sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Major Gaon?71.5% (Census 2011)