# Gual Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/gual-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Gual Gaon Gual Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,121 people in 439 households**, the 23rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 2,121people (2011) - 439households - 86.6%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Gual Gaon PIN code and other codes Gual Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatJorhat West - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293575 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gual Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (district HQ)16 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)16 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 Gual Gaon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gual Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Pabatia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Gual Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 57% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Gual Gaon Of every 100 households in Gual Gaon in 2011, 38 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gual Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **50% Toilet within the home ****41%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **34% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **70% Use banking services ****30%** **59% Television ****21%** **39% Mobile phone ****48%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Gual Gaon? ■ Gual Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117** **965 Working population ****53.6%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 333 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (24%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 268 (24%) · **■** Marginal 241 (21%) 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 - Malow Khat2,355 people - Dahutia Baruah2,312 people - Gharfalia2,160 people - No.2 Bhalukmara2,154 people - Garumorakoibortra2,086 people - Chang Chowa1,973 people - Bhakat Cheuni1,917 people - Desaikash Bamun Gaon1,833 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gual Gaon from Jorhat?16 km by road - What is the population of Gual Gaon?2,121 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gual Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gual Gaon?86.6% (Census 2011)