# Purani Gohain Gaon Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/purani-gohain-gaon/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Purani Gohain Gaon Purani Gohain Gaon is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 45 households**, the 114th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 195people (2011) - 45households - 91.1%literacy - 789females per 1,000 males ## Purani Gohain Gaon PIN code and other codes Purani Gohain Gaon falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPotia Fakala - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purani Gohain Gaon 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 Purani Gohain Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Gohain Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gohaingaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Jorhat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Purani Gohain Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 80% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Purani Gohain Gaon Of every 100 households in Purani Gohain Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purani Gohain Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **50% Toilet within the home ****0%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **34% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **70% Use banking services ****0%** **59% Television ****9%** **39% Mobile phone ****26%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Purani Gohain Gaon? ■ Purani Gohain Gaon · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****789** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **965 Working population ****53.3%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 87.8% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 61 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (17%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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 - Phakela Pathar Gaon340 people - Gualjan320 people - Borbheti Gaon256 people - Deuri No.2242 people - Rowmarikhuti154 people - Miri Gaon No.1139 people - Natun Gohain Gaon134 people - Dorikamari Gaon120 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purani Gohain Gaon from Jorhat?17 km by road - What is the population of Purani Gohain Gaon?195 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purani Gohain Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Purani Gohain Gaon?91.1% (Census 2011)