# Gayan Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/gayan-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Gayan Gaon Gayan Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,605 people in 346 households**, the 35th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,605people (2011) - 346households - 93.4%literacy - 1,024females per 1,000 males ## Gayan Gaon PIN code and other codes Gayan Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPaschim Charucharai - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293603 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gayan 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 Gayan Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gayan Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Degree college10+ km · Jorhat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Gayan Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 74% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Gayan Gaon Of every 100 households in Gayan Gaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Gayan Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **50% Toilet within the home ****96%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **34% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **70% Use banking services ****65%** **59% Television ****38%** **39% Mobile phone ****57%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gayan Gaon? ■ Gayan Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **965 Working population ****46.0%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 90.9% for women. 63% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 104 (14%) · **■** Other work 210 (28%) · **■** Marginal 252 (34%) 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 - Sokalating Grant1,750 people - Dhekalia Borsaikia1,739 people - Goriahabi Grant1,671 people - Pakimuri Habi Gaon1,630 people - Koibarta Gaon1,579 people - Ajan Bamun Gaon1,563 people - No.179 Mohbondha1,538 people - Karang Chapari1,500 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gayan Gaon from Jorhat?19 km by road - What is the population of Gayan Gaon?1,605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gayan Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gayan Gaon?93.4% (Census 2011)