Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Porbotia Gaon Porbotia Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 3,087 people in 691 households, the 12th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 3,087 people (2011) - 691 households - 93.7% literacy - 950 females per 1,000 males ## Porbotia Gaon PIN code and other codes Porbotia Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Raja Holy - Community development block North West Jorhat - Census village code 293630 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Porbotia 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. ## What facilities are there in Porbotia Gaon? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Porbotia Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Degree college In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Porbotia Gaon known for? The main crops are rice and vegetable. About 40% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Porbotia Gaon Of every 100 households in Porbotia Gaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Porbotia Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 50% - Toilet within the home 92% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 34% - Tap water 39% 22% - Drinking water within premises 69% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 70% - Use banking services 73% 59% - Television 57% 39% - Mobile phone 78% 55% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 32% 20% - Car / jeep / van 12% 7% - None of these assets 3% 11% - Own their home 95% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Porbotia Gaon? ■ Porbotia Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 93.7% 83.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1022 965 - Working population 40.5% 44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 90.5% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 64 (5%) · ■ Household industry 76 (6%) · ■ Other work 695 (56%) · ■ Marginal 322 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jorhat West - Dulia Gaon 3,323 people - Raja Howli Gaon 3,254 people - No.1 Mohbondha Grant 3,138 people - Hazari Gaon 3,137 people - Senchoa Gaon 2,880 people - Choudang Gaon No.2 2,702 people - Chakalani Pathar 2,600 people - Nowsalia Gaon 2,486 people All 130 villages in Jorhat West ## Quick answers - How far is Porbotia Gaon from Jorhat? 18 km by road - What is the population of Porbotia Gaon? 3,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porbotia Gaon in? Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Porbotia Gaon? 93.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/porbotia-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.