# Burha Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/burha-gaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Burha Gaon Burha Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 35 households**, the 51st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 163people (2011) - 35households - 96.7%literacy - 1,296females per 1,000 males ## Burha Gaon PIN code and other codes Burha Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBali Chapori - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293727 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Burha Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)14 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)14 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 Burha Gaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Burha Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Burha Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 42% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Burha Gaon Of every 100 households in Burha Gaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Burha Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **73% Toilet within the home ****91%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **18% Tap water ****0%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **57% Use banking services ****62%** **69% Television ****50%** **49% Mobile phone ****91%** **63% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Burha Gaon? ■ Burha Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1296** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200** **944 Working population ****24.5%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 96.5% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (38%) · **■** Marginal 24 (60%) 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 - Khahuani Bamun Gaon267 people - Major Chapori255 people - Chomoni Chapori234 people - Bormukali Pathar182 people - Barapaik Gaon161 people - Kaibarta Salatdia94 people - Alichiga Pathar93 people - Mohkhuti Pathar43 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Burha Gaon from Jorhat?14 km by road - What is the population of Burha Gaon?163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Burha Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Burha Gaon?96.7% (Census 2011)