# Pohuchowa Gaon Village, Dergaon, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/pohuchowa-gaon/ Village · Dergaon, Golaghat # Pohuchowa Gaon Pohuchowa Gaon is a village in Dergaon sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,075 people in 453 households**, the 18th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 2,075people (2011) - 453households - 60.4%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Pohuchowa Gaon PIN code and other codes Pohuchowa Gaon falls in Dergaon sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Pub Kakodonga - Community development blockKakodonga - Census village code294421 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pohuchowa Gaon from nearby towns? - Golaghat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ)18 km by road - Golaghat (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 Pohuchowa Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pohuchowa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Sumoni - ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Pohuchowa Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leaves**. About 93% of the 440 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 Pohuchowa Gaon Of every 100 households in Pohuchowa Gaon in 2011, 27 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pohuchowa Gaon · ■ Dergaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **38% Toilet within the home ****38%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **28% Tap water ****10%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **82% Use banking services ****30%** **47% Television ****22%** **29% Mobile phone ****37%** **46% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****19%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pohuchowa Gaon? ■ Pohuchowa Gaon · ■ Dergaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **957 Working population ****53.8%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 409 (37%) · **■** Marginal 529 (47%) 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 Dergaon - Kumar Gaon2,330 people - Peta Gaon2,268 people - Puranimati Bhakat Gaon2,208 people - Sital Pathar Gaon2,102 people - Anaighoria Gaon1,990 people - Dadhora Ahom Gaon1,978 people - Rangdhali Gaon1,941 people - Bongal Gaon1,936 people [All 81 villages in Dergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pohuchowa Gaon from Golaghat?18 km by road - What is the population of Pohuchowa Gaon?2,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pohuchowa Gaon in?Golaghat district (Dergaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pohuchowa Gaon?60.4% (Census 2011)