# Upar Khatowal Gaon Village, Dergaon, Golaghat (Assam)

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Village · Dergaon, Golaghat 

# Upar Khatowal Gaon

Upar Khatowal Gaon is a village in Dergaon sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,897 people in 406 households**, the 24th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,897people (2011)
- 406households
- 71.9%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Upar Khatowal Gaon PIN code and other codes

Upar Khatowal Gaon falls in Dergaon sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDakhin Pub Kakodonga
- Community development blockKakodonga
- Census village code294422

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

## How far is Upar Khatowal Gaon from nearby towns?

- Dergaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dergaon (nearest town)20 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 Upar Khatowal Gaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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 station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 · 7 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 Upar Khatowal Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea leaves**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Upar Khatowal Gaon

Of every 100 households in Upar Khatowal Gaon in 2011, 20 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Upar Khatowal Gaon · ■ Dergaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**28%

Tap water ****4%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****28%**

**47%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Upar Khatowal Gaon?

■ Upar Khatowal Gaon · ■ Dergaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**957

Working population ****39.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 66.2% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 155 (21%) · **■** Marginal 256 (35%)

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

- Dadhora Ahom Gaon1,978 people
- Rangdhali Gaon1,941 people
- Bongal Gaon1,936 people
- Dumjoria Kosolial1,935 people
- Majiukuri gaon1,895 people
- Sawguri Chapori1,855 people
- Chabuk Dhora Gaon1,836 people
- Mudoi Gaon1,776 people

[All 81 villages in Dergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upar Khatowal Gaon from Golaghat?20 km by road
- What is the population of Upar Khatowal Gaon?1,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upar Khatowal Gaon in?Golaghat district (Dergaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Upar Khatowal Gaon?71.9% (Census 2011)
