# Garigaon Village, Khumtai, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/khumtai/garigaon/ Village · Khumtai, Golaghat # Garigaon Garigaon is a village in Khumtai sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,934 people in 440 households**, the 10th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 1,934people (2011) - 440households - 81.9%literacy - 992females per 1,000 males ## Garigaon PIN code and other codes Garigaon falls in Khumtai sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKachupathar - Community development blockGolaghat West - Census village code294322 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garigaon from nearby towns? - Golaghat (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ)22 km by road - Golaghat (nearest town)22 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 Garigaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Garigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khumtai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dergaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokakhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Garigaon known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, tea leaves and rice**. About 51% of the 297 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 Garigaon Of every 100 households in Garigaon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Garigaon · ■ Khumtai rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **30% Toilet within the home ****71%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **43% Tap water ****3%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **88% Use banking services ****55%** **46% Television ****40%** **26% Mobile phone ****59%** **35% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **23% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Garigaon? ■ Garigaon · ■ Khumtai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **967 Working population ****52.7%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 76.3% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 315 (31%) · **■** Marginal 580 (57%) 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 Khumtai - Hautoley Grant2,940 people - Melamora Gaon2,430 people - Lablebi Pathar2,391 people - Borua Khat2,102 people - Badulipar Bagicha1,919 people - Burhalikson1,764 people - Gulung Doital1,744 people - Borpholong Habi1,736 people [All 69 villages in Khumtai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/khumtai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garigaon from Golaghat?22 km by road - What is the population of Garigaon?1,934 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garigaon in?Golaghat district (Khumtai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Garigaon?81.9% (Census 2011)