# Nowagaon Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/nowagaon/ Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon # Nowagaon Nowagaon is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam, PIN code **783392**. The 2011 Census counted **3,398 people in 670 households**, the 4th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 3,398people (2011) - 670households - 63.0%literacy - 783392PIN code ## Nowagaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nowagaon is 783392.** Nowagaon falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam. - PIN code783392 - Gram panchayatJhawbari - Community development blockManikpur - Census village code301767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowagaon from nearby towns? - Bongaigaon (district HQ)40 km by road - Bijni (nearest town)20 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 Nowagaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nowagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chakihali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manikpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Nowagaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and pulses**. About 28% of the 343 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 Nowagaon Of every 100 households in Nowagaon in 2011, 13 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nowagaon · ■ Bijni rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **22% Toilet within the home ****58%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **46% Television ****9%** **15% Mobile phone ****43%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Nowagaon? ■ Nowagaon · ■ Bijni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **961 Working population ****33.1%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 425 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (15%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 221 (20%) · **■** Marginal 269 (24%) 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 Bijni - Patiladoha4,168 people - Garugaon No.24,034 people - Jaraguri No.23,812 people - Chowraguri3,297 people - Bhandara No.13,188 people - Nowapara No.13,102 people - Nachankuri No.12,936 people [All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nowagaon?783392 - How far is Nowagaon from Bongaigaon?40 km by road - What is the population of Nowagaon?3,398 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowagaon in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nowagaon?63.0% (Census 2011)