# Chang Chowa Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/chang-chowa/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Chang Chowa Chang Chowa is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,973 people in 441 households**, the 25th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,973people (2011) - 441households - 52.0%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Chang Chowa PIN code and other codes Chang Chowa falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMadhya Thengal - Community development blockJorhat - Census village code293648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chang Chowa from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)18 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)18 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 Chang Chowa? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Chang Chowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Malow - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Chang Chowa known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Chang Chowa Of every 100 households in Chang Chowa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chang Chowa · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **50% Toilet within the home ****19%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **34% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****27%** **59% Television ****40%** **39% Mobile phone ****30%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **7% None of these assets ****33%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chang Chowa? ■ Chang Chowa · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **965 Working population ****38.2%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (15%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 397 (53%) · **■** Marginal 187 (25%) 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 - Gharfalia2,160 people - No.2 Bhalukmara2,154 people - Gual Gaon2,121 people - Garumorakoibortra2,086 people - Bhakat Cheuni1,917 people - Desaikash Bamun Gaon1,833 people - Khutiapota1,811 people - Kuhiar Boria1,787 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chang Chowa from Jorhat?18 km by road - What is the population of Chang Chowa?1,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chang Chowa in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chang Chowa?52.0% (Census 2011)