Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Somar Gaon Somar Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,364 people in 308 households, the 23rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 1,364 people (2011) - 308 households - 90.4% literacy - 951 females per 1,000 males ## Somar Gaon PIN code and other codes Somar Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Bali Chapori - Community development block Jorhat Central - Census village code 293729 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somar Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ) 112 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Somar Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Somar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kumar 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 under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somar Gaon known for? The main crops are rice and vegetable. About 39% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somar Gaon Of every 100 households in Somar Gaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Somar Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 73% - Toilet within the home 62% 80% - No toilet (open defecation) 38% 18% - Tap water 6% 30% - Drinking water within premises 28% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 57% - Use banking services 62% 69% - Television 46% 49% - Mobile phone 65% 63% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 23% 26% - Car / jeep / van 8% 8% - None of these assets 6% 8% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Somar Gaon? ■ Somar Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.4% 91.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 964 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 649 944 - Working population 59.0% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.9% for men and 85.9% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 52 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (5%) · ■ Household industry 37 (5%) · ■ Other work 124 (15%) · ■ Marginal 550 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jorhat East - Bongaon 1,621 people - Bum-Kukura Chowa 1,561 people - Hukimara Gaon 1,475 people - Bormoinaparia Gaon 1,441 people - Pakhimora Gaon 1,305 people - Chari Gaon 1,273 people - Gajpuria Gaon 1,170 people - Dakukura Chowa Gaon 1,154 people All 65 villages in Jorhat East ## Quick answers - How far is Somar Gaon from Jorhat? 112 km by road - What is the population of Somar Gaon? 1,364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somar Gaon in? Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Somar Gaon? 90.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/somar-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.