# Nowagaon Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Nowagaon

Nowagaon is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 28 households**, the 240th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 119people (2011)
- 28households
- 12.5%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Nowagaon PIN code and other codes

Nowagaon falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAmguri V.C.D.C
- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302059

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?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)35 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nowagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Narayanpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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, mustard seed and jute**. About 9% of the 130 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nowagaon · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

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 Nowagaon?

■ Nowagaon · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.5%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**982

Working population ****58.8%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 11.8% for men and 13.3% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 30 (43%) · **■** Marginal 40 (57%)

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

- Thaisobari No.1182 people
- Ledopara181 people
- Burisuta No. 2150 people
- Dewanpara No.1143 people
- Uttar baldi No.1117 people
- Pub-Amguri111 people
- Boro Ladanguri No. 2110 people
- Barpathar No.3100 people

[All 259 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nowagaon?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowagaon in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nowagaon?12.5% (Census 2011)