# Chowtang Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/chowtang-gaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Chowtang Gaon Chowtang Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,039 people in 484 households**, the 12th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 2,039people (2011) - 484households - 93.5%literacy - 1,033females per 1,000 males ## Chowtang Gaon PIN code and other codes Chowtang Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBali Chapori - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowtang Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)8 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 Chowtang Gaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chowtang Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand 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 Chowtang Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tea. About 42% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Chowtang Gaon Of every 100 households in Chowtang Gaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Chowtang Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **73% Toilet within the home ****81%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **18% Tap water ****17%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **57% Use banking services ****59%** **69% Television ****38%** **49% Mobile phone ****60%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **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 Chowtang Gaon? ■ Chowtang Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296** **944 Working population ****28.6%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 90.0% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 255 (44%) · **■** Marginal 279 (48%) 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 - Duliapam Gaon2,620 people - Naosolia Gaon2,591 people - Bali Chapari Gaon2,202 people - Borkhalia Gaon2,074 people - Dahikhor Gaon1,991 people - No.2 Bamun Gaon1,983 people - No.2 Ghar Pholia Gaon1,937 people - Aliamukhia Gaon1,848 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chowtang Gaon from Jorhat?14 km by road - What is the population of Chowtang Gaon?2,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowtang Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chowtang Gaon?93.5% (Census 2011)