# Gandhia Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/gandhia-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Gandhia Gaon Gandhia Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 111 households**, the 99th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 502people (2011) - 111households - 89.5%literacy - 866females per 1,000 males ## Gandhia Gaon PIN code and other codes Gandhia Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Chari Bahi - Community development blockJorhat - Census village code293674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhia Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)19 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)19 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 Gandhia Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhia Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malow - ○Degree college10+ km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gandhia Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 16% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Gandhia Gaon Of every 100 households in Gandhia Gaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gandhia Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **50% Toilet within the home ****89%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **34% Tap water ****6%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****58%** **59% Television ****24%** **39% Mobile phone ****75%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Gandhia Gaon? ■ Gandhia Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **965 Working population ****58.8%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 87.3% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (17%) · **■** Marginal 164 (56%) 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 - Karai Khowa574 people - Makori Khuti Gaon571 people - Dakhin Hatichungi Gaon509 people - Duboroni Pathar508 people - Borahom Katoni498 people - Takela Gaon461 people - Kumar Gaon431 people - Rangagarha Khuti425 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandhia Gaon from Jorhat?19 km by road - What is the population of Gandhia Gaon?502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhia Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gandhia Gaon?89.5% (Census 2011)