Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Desaikash Bamun Gaon Desaikash Bamun Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,833 people in 392 households, the 27th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,833 people (2011) - 392 households - 95.7% literacy - 999 females per 1,000 males ## Desaikash Bamun Gaon PIN code and other codes Desaikash Bamun Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Paschim Khongia - Community development block North West Jorhat - Census village code 293597 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Desaikash Bamun Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ) 10 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Desaikash Bamun Gaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Desaikash Bamun Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bamun - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Malow - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jorhat - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 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 Desaikash Bamun Gaon known for? The main crops are rice and vegetable. About 46% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Desaikash Bamun Gaon Of every 100 households in Desaikash Bamun Gaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Desaikash Bamun Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 50% - Toilet within the home 96% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 4% 34% - Tap water 12% 22% - Drinking water within premises 75% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 70% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 28% 70% - Use banking services 82% 59% - Television 65% 39% - Mobile phone 80% 55% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 35% 20% - Car / jeep / van 13% 7% - None of these assets 5% 11% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Desaikash Bamun Gaon? ■ Desaikash Bamun Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 95.7% 83.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 999 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 965 - Working population 35.0% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.9% for men and 92.4% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 24 (4%) · ■ Household industry 14 (2%) · ■ Other work 539 (84%) · ■ Marginal 64 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jorhat West - Gual Gaon 2,121 people - Garumorakoibortra 2,086 people - Chang Chowa 1,973 people - Bhakat Cheuni 1,917 people - Khutiapota 1,811 people - Kuhiar Boria 1,787 people - Charingia Gaon 1,750 people - Sokalating Grant 1,750 people All 130 villages in Jorhat West ## Quick answers - How far is Desaikash Bamun Gaon from Jorhat? 10 km by road - What is the population of Desaikash Bamun Gaon? 1,833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Desaikash Bamun Gaon in? Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Desaikash Bamun Gaon? 95.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/desaikash-bamun-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.