# Kahar Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/kahar-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Kahar Gaon Kahar Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 328 households**, the 47th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,415people (2011) - 328households - 95.2%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Kahar Gaon PIN code and other codes Kahar Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Chari Bahi - Community development blockJorhat - Census village code293669 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kahar Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)18 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)18 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 Kahar Gaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kahar Gaon; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Kahar Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Kahar Gaon Of every 100 households in Kahar Gaon in 2011, 64 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kahar Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **50% Toilet within the home ****93%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **34% Tap water ****95%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **70% Use banking services ****64%** **59% Television ****39%** **39% Mobile phone ****50%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Kahar Gaon? ■ Kahar Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **965 Working population ****54.7%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 92.9% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 296 (38%) · **■** Marginal 216 (28%) 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 - Randhanijan1,452 people - Nam Deuri1,444 people - Rajatia Gaon1,441 people - No.2 Mohbondha Grant1,421 people - Baghmoria1,410 people - Deuri No.11,405 people - Dhankhuloi Gaon1,366 people - Guhain Gaon1,353 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kahar Gaon from Jorhat?18 km by road - What is the population of Kahar Gaon?1,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kahar Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kahar Gaon?95.2% (Census 2011)