# Bon Gaon Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/bon-gaon/ Village · Majuli, Jorhat # Bon Gaon Bon Gaon is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 373 households**, the 25th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,622people (2011) - 373households - 93.7%literacy - 1,043females per 1,000 males ## Bon Gaon PIN code and other codes Bon Gaon falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBongaon - Community development blockMajuli - Census village code293444 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bon Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (district HQ)20 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)20 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 Bon Gaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bon Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Mudoi Toti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bon Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bon Gaon Of every 100 households in Bon Gaon in 2011, 65 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bon Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **22% Toilet within the home ****82%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **60% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **84% Use banking services ****74%** **34% Television ****49%** **16% Mobile phone ****70%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 Bon Gaon? ■ Bon Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **948 Working population ****30.5%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 89.6% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 45 (9%) · **■** Other work 220 (45%) · **■** Marginal 130 (26%) 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 Majuli - Phuloni No.21,758 people - Chikari Gaon1,665 people - Major Deuri1,638 people - Namoni Jokaibowa1,627 people - Tataya Gaon1,568 people - Panikhati1,530 people - Major Chapori N.C.1,514 people - Mohkhuti No.21,485 people [All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bon Gaon from Jorhat?20 km by road - What is the population of Bon Gaon?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bon Gaon in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bon Gaon?93.7% (Census 2011)