# Gharfalia Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/gharfalia/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Gharfalia Gharfalia is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,160 people in 487 households**, the 21st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 2,160people (2011) - 487households - 81.2%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Gharfalia PIN code and other codes Gharfalia falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMadhya Sarucharai - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gharfalia from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)17 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)17 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 Gharfalia? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gharfalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●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 - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Gharfalia known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 43% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Gharfalia Of every 100 households in Gharfalia in 2011, 42 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gharfalia · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **50% Toilet within the home ****50%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **34% Tap water ****4%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **70% Use banking services ****51%** **59% Television ****27%** **39% Mobile phone ****45%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Gharfalia? ■ Gharfalia · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **965 Working population ****40.5%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 76.8% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (19%) · **■** Household industry 76 (9%) · **■** Other work 357 (41%) · **■** Marginal 190 (22%) 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 - Kalbari Gaon2,447 people - Bahfalla Gaon2,436 people - Malow Khat2,355 people - Dahutia Baruah2,312 people - No.2 Bhalukmara2,154 people - Gual Gaon2,121 people - Garumorakoibortra2,086 people - Chang Chowa1,973 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gharfalia from Jorhat?17 km by road - What is the population of Gharfalia?2,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gharfalia in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gharfalia?81.2% (Census 2011)