# Kumar Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/kumar-gaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Kumar Gaon Kumar Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,736 people in 579 households**, the 6th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 2,736people (2011) - 579households - 86.8%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Kumar Gaon PIN code and other codes Kumar Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBali Chapori - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293734 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kumar Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)17 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)17 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 Kumar Gaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kumar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Kumar Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 55% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Kumar Gaon Of every 100 households in Kumar Gaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kumar Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **73% Toilet within the home ****51%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **18% Tap water ****0%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **57% Use banking services ****57%** **69% Television ****36%** **49% Mobile phone ****42%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kumar Gaon? ■ Kumar Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **944 Working population ****46.3%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.3% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 66 (5%) · **■** Other work 654 (52%) · **■** Marginal 472 (37%) 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 - Bharalowa Sonari3,390 people - Kalakhowa Gaon3,137 people - No.1 Bamun Gaon2,908 people - Dulia Gaon2,798 people - Kotoha Boria Gaon2,688 people - Duliapam Gaon2,620 people - Naosolia Gaon2,591 people - Bali Chapari Gaon2,202 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kumar Gaon from Jorhat?17 km by road - What is the population of Kumar Gaon?2,736 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kumar Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kumar Gaon?86.8% (Census 2011)