# Nowsalia Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/nowsalia-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Nowsalia Gaon Nowsalia Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,486 people in 540 households**, the 16th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 2,486people (2011) - 540households - 83.3%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Nowsalia Gaon PIN code and other codes Nowsalia Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPaschim Khongia - Community development blockJorhat - Census village code293653 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowsalia 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 Nowsalia Gaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nowsalia Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khongia - ○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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Nowsalia Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 204 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 Nowsalia Gaon Of every 100 households in Nowsalia Gaon in 2011, 39 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nowsalia Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **50% Toilet within the home ****83%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **34% Tap water ****14%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****34%** **59% Television ****21%** **39% Mobile phone ****38%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **7% None of these assets ****24%** **11% Own their home ****87%** **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 Nowsalia Gaon? ■ Nowsalia Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **965 Working population ****28.8%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.8% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 527 (74%) · **■** Marginal 105 (15%) 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 - Porbotia Gaon3,087 people - Senchoa Gaon2,880 people - Choudang Gaon No.22,702 people - Chakalani Pathar2,600 people - Kalbari Gaon2,447 people - Bahfalla Gaon2,436 people - Malow Khat2,355 people - Dahutia Baruah2,312 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nowsalia Gaon from Jorhat?18 km by road - What is the population of Nowsalia Gaon?2,486 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowsalia Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nowsalia Gaon?83.3% (Census 2011)