Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Gayan Gaon Gayan Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 601 people in 137 households, the 40th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 601 people (2011) - 137 households - 96.0% literacy - 990 females per 1,000 males ## Gayan Gaon PIN code and other codes Gayan Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Madhya Chowkhat - Community development block Jorhat Central - Census village code 293718 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gayan Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ) 11 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gayan Gaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gayan Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 23 h summer · 23 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gayan Gaon known for? The main crops are rice, vegetable and tea leaves. Products made here include bamboo items, textile and knitting clothes. About 44% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gayan Gaon Of every 100 households in Gayan Gaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Gayan Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 73% - Toilet within the home 99% 80% - No toilet (open defecation) 1% 18% - Tap water 1% 30% - Drinking water within premises 26% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 57% - Use banking services 93% 69% - Television 61% 49% - Mobile phone 84% 63% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 28% 26% - Car / jeep / van 7% 8% - None of these assets 1% 8% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gayan Gaon? ■ Gayan Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 96.0% 91.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 964 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1182 944 - Working population 34.3% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 94.1% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 23 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 56 (27%) · ■ Other work 59 (29%) · ■ Marginal 66 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jorhat East - Dagar Chowk 663 people - Dhari Gaon 661 people - Hatisal Chapori 659 people - Dhekia Khowa Gaon 624 people - Kaliani Pathar 458 people - Garia Habi 444 people - Satal Bagh Chapori 422 people - Borkhat Gaon 405 people All 65 villages in Jorhat East ## Quick answers - How far is Gayan Gaon from Jorhat? 11 km by road - What is the population of Gayan Gaon? 601 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gayan Gaon in? Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gayan Gaon? 96.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/gayan-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.