# Gossaigaon Village, Sidli, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidli, Chirang 

# Gossaigaon

Gossaigaon is a village in Sidli sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **891 people in 163 households**, the 57th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 891people (2011)
- 163households
- 53.5%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Gossaigaon PIN code and other codes

Gossaigaon falls in Sidli sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301916

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

## How far is Gossaigaon from nearby towns?

- Kajalgaon (district HQ)9 km by road
- Basugaon (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 Gossaigaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gossaigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basugaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basugaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Gossaigaon known for?

About 50% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Gossaigaon

Of every 100 households in Gossaigaon in 2011, 28 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gossaigaon · ■ Sidli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****82%**

**27%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Gossaigaon?

■ Gossaigaon · ■ Sidli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**966

Working population ****51.3%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 333 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 47 (10%)

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 Sidli

- Nepalpara958 people
- Lauripara952 people
- Barighara948 people
- Goragaon909 people
- Ranipur F.V.872 people
- Deulguri868 people
- Amguri-II866 people
- Thunkhobari866 people

[All 135 villages in Sidli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/sidli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gossaigaon from Kajalgaon?9 km by road
- What is the population of Gossaigaon?891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gossaigaon in?Chirang district (Sidli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gossaigaon?53.5% (Census 2011)