# Bongaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/bongaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Bongaon Bongaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,621 people in 373 households**, the 19th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 1,621people (2011) - 373households - 94.9%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Bongaon PIN code and other codes Bongaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKakojan - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293711 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bongaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)8 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)8 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 Bongaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bongaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 · Muleng - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bongaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 75% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bongaon Of every 100 households in Bongaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bongaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **73% Toilet within the home ****97%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **18% Tap water ****16%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **57% Use banking services ****81%** **69% Television ****40%** **49% Mobile phone ****64%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bongaon? ■ Bongaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **944 Working population ****49.5%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 92.3% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 253 (32%) · **■** Marginal 377 (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 Jorhat East - No.2 Ghar Pholia Gaon1,937 people - Aliamukhia Gaon1,848 people - Tinikuria Dhekia Khowa1,638 people - Baghmuria Gaon1,631 people - Bum-Kukura Chowa1,561 people - Hukimara Gaon1,475 people - Bormoinaparia Gaon1,441 people - Somar Gaon1,364 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bongaon from Jorhat?8 km by road - What is the population of Bongaon?1,621 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bongaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bongaon?94.9% (Census 2011)