# Sumoni Gaon Village, Dergaon, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/sumoni-gaon/ Village · Dergaon, Golaghat # Sumoni Gaon Sumoni Gaon is a village in Dergaon sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,560 people in 603 households**, the 10th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 2,560people (2011) - 603households - 79.3%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Sumoni Gaon PIN code and other codes Sumoni Gaon falls in Dergaon sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Pub Kakodonga - Community development blockKakodonga - Census village code294420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sumoni Gaon from nearby towns? - Golaghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ)15 km by road - Golaghat (nearest town)15 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 Sumoni Gaon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sumoni Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hatiakhowa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Sumoni Gaon known for? The main crops are **tea leaves and paddy**. About 44% of the 593 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 Sumoni Gaon Of every 100 households in Sumoni Gaon in 2011, 28 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sumoni Gaon · ■ Dergaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **38% Toilet within the home ****53%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **28% Tap water ****13%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****36%** **47% Television ****25%** **29% Mobile phone ****31%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Sumoni Gaon? ■ Sumoni Gaon · ■ Dergaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **957 Working population ****53.4%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 72.3% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 363 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 697 (51%) · **■** Marginal 252 (18%) 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 - Barua Bamun Gaon3,097 people - Batiporia Lukumai Gaon3,046 people - Khongia2,756 people - Molia Gaon2,581 people - Batiporia Garia Gaon2,469 people - Dani Chapori2,405 people - Hatiakhowa Gaon2,395 people - Kumar Gaon2,330 people [All 81 villages in Dergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sumoni Gaon from Golaghat?15 km by road - What is the population of Sumoni Gaon?2,560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sumoni Gaon in?Golaghat district (Dergaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sumoni Gaon?79.3% (Census 2011)