# Borahom Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/borahom-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Borahom Gaon Borahom Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 149 households**, the 84th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 670people (2011) - 149households - 79.8%literacy - 1,030females per 1,000 males ## Borahom Gaon PIN code and other codes Borahom Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Parbatia - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borahom Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - 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 Borahom Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Borahom Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dakhin Parbatia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Borahom Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 71% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Borahom Gaon Of every 100 households in Borahom Gaon in 2011, 19 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Borahom Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **50% Toilet within the home ****67%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **34% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **70% Use banking services ****75%** **59% Television ****21%** **39% Mobile phone ****43%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **11% Own their home ****99%** **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 Borahom Gaon? ■ Borahom Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1484** **965 Working population ****40.1%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 144 (54%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 101 (38%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%) 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 - Sonari No.2769 people - Kumar Gaon756 people - Bam Chuck714 people - Chinaichuck687 people - Eporia Gaon666 people - Bhurakala No. 1642 people - Nahatia Gaon636 people - Bormukoli624 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Borahom Gaon from Jorhat?16 km by road - What is the population of Borahom Gaon?670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borahom Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Borahom Gaon?79.8% (Census 2011)