# No.2 Bamun Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam)

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Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat 

# No.2 Bamun Gaon

No.2 Bamun Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 471 households**, the 14th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 471households
- 96.8%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## No.2 Bamun Gaon PIN code and other codes

No.2 Bamun Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Community development blockNorth West Jorhat
- Census village code293748

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is No.2 Bamun Gaon from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)16 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 No.2 Bamun Gaon?

23 services counted by the Census are inside No.2 Bamun Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Teok
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 No.2 Bamun Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. About 59% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 No.2 Bamun Gaon

Of every 100 households in No.2 Bamun Gaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ No.2 Bamun Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**18%

Tap water ****86%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**57%

Use banking services ****76%**

**69%

Television ****73%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 No.2 Bamun Gaon?

■ No.2 Bamun Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**91.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**944

Working population ****34.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 95.5% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 562 (82%) · **■** Marginal 91 (13%)

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

- Bali Chapari Gaon2,202 people
- Borkhalia Gaon2,074 people
- Chowtang Gaon2,039 people
- Dahikhor Gaon1,991 people
- No.2 Ghar Pholia Gaon1,937 people
- Aliamukhia Gaon1,848 people
- Tinikuria Dhekia Khowa1,638 people
- Baghmuria Gaon1,631 people

[All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is No.2 Bamun Gaon from Jorhat?16 km by road
- What is the population of No.2 Bamun Gaon?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.2 Bamun Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.2 Bamun Gaon?96.8% (Census 2011)
