# Gumaijhar Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/gumaijhar/ Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara # Gumaijhar Gumaijhar is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,263 people in 659 households**, the 18th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 3,263people (2011) - 659households - 65.9%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Gumaijhar PIN code and other codes Gumaijhar falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSimlabari - Community development blockJaleswar - Census village code281882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gumaijhar from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)66 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)66 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town)18 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 Gumaijhar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gumaijhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrikilla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Gumaijhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 85% of the 279 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 Gumaijhar Of every 100 households in Gumaijhar in 2011, 25 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gumaijhar · ■ Lakhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **22% Toilet within the home ****66%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **47% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****26%** **18% Television ****18%** **7% Mobile phone ****43%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gumaijhar? ■ Gumaijhar · ■ Lakhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **964 Working population ****31.4%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (3%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 642 (63%) · **■** Marginal 152 (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 Lakhipur - Faringapara3,413 people - Gosaidubi Hindupara3,333 people - Saktola3,306 people - Kaltapur3,266 people - Jurigaon3,238 people - Lejam3,019 people - Chilarvita3,011 people - Damribhasa2,976 people [All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gumaijhar from Goalpara?66 km by road - What is the population of Gumaijhar?3,263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumaijhar in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gumaijhar?65.9% (Census 2011)