# Paschim Gumargaon Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Paschim Gumargaon

Paschim Gumargaon is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 121 households**, the 131st largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 645people (2011)
- 121households
- 67.9%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Paschim Gumargaon PIN code and other codes

Paschim Gumargaon falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302085

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

## How far is Paschim Gumargaon from nearby towns?

- Bijni (nearest town)25 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 Paschim Gumargaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Paschim Gumargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Paschim Gumargaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and jute**. About 57% of the 233 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 Paschim Gumargaon

Of every 100 households in Paschim Gumargaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Gumargaon · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**59%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Paschim Gumargaon?

■ Paschim Gumargaon · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**982

Working population ****50.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 176 (54%) · **■** Marginal 48 (15%)

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

- Barlesiagaon656 people
- No.3 Chourang655 people
- Dogarpara No. 1651 people
- Odalguri648 people
- Bashbari [Ambari] No.2641 people
- Kharija Bispani634 people
- Pachim Makra614 people
- Pakeriguri614 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Gumargaon?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Gumargaon in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Gumargaon?67.9% (Census 2011)