# Bongal Gaon Village, Dibrugarh East, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-east/bongal-gaon/ Village · Dibrugarh East, Dibrugarh # Bongal Gaon Bongal Gaon is a village in Dibrugarh East sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,920 people in 385 households**, the 17th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%. - 1,920people (2011) - 385households - 89.0%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Bongal Gaon PIN code and other codes Bongal Gaon falls in Dibrugarh East sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockLahoal - Census village code291267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bongal Gaon from nearby towns? - Dibrugarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)10 km by road - Dibrugarh (nearest town)10 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 Bongal Gaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bongal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dibrugarh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dibrugarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barbaruah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Bongal Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. Products made here include gamocha. About 10% of the 137 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 Bongal Gaon Of every 100 households in Bongal Gaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bongal Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh East rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **37% Toilet within the home ****95%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **28% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **83% Use banking services ****78%** **45% Television ****77%** **40% Mobile phone ****78%** **34% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **19% Own their home ****96%** **65% 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 Bongal Gaon? ■ Bongal Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%** **65.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **966 Working population ****34.9%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 84.4% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 501 (75%) · **■** Marginal 149 (22%) 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 Dibrugarh East - Saguni Bari Gaon2,133 people - Niz Moidomia2,104 people - Mohanbari 31/160 Orr2,094 people - Japara Gaon1,967 people - Alimur Gaon1,859 people - Bokul Maj Gaon1,765 people - Chenglijan1,690 people - 123/244 No. NLR. Grant1,647 people [All 100 villages in Dibrugarh East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bongal Gaon from Dibrugarh?10 km by road - What is the population of Bongal Gaon?1,920 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bongal Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Dibrugarh East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bongal Gaon?89.0% (Census 2011)