# Bam Chuck Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/bam-chuck/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Bam Chuck Bam Chuck is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 158 households**, the 82nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 714people (2011) - 158households - 96.0%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Bam Chuck PIN code and other codes Bam Chuck falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatUttar Namoni - Community development blockJorhat - Census village code293635 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bam Chuck from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)12 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)12 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 Bam Chuck? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bam Chuck; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Habi Gaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Bam Chuck known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 55% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Bam Chuck Of every 100 households in Bam Chuck in 2011, 67 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bam Chuck · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **50% Toilet within the home ****80%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **34% Tap water ****21%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **70% Use banking services ****87%** **59% Television ****47%** **39% Mobile phone ****68%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Bam Chuck? ■ Bam Chuck · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **965 Working population ****33.1%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 94.1% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 46 (19%) · **■** Other work 112 (47%) · **■** Marginal 56 (24%) 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 West - No.1 Bhalukmara807 people - Namgarumora777 people - Sonari No.2769 people - Kumar Gaon756 people - Chinaichuck687 people - Borahom Gaon670 people - Eporia Gaon666 people - Bhurakala No. 1642 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bam Chuck from Jorhat?12 km by road - What is the population of Bam Chuck?714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bam Chuck in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bam Chuck?96.0% (Census 2011)