# Gayan Gaon Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Gayan Gaon

Gayan Gaon is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 140 households**, the 101st largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 620people (2011)
- 140households
- 80.5%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Gayan Gaon PIN code and other codes

Gayan Gaon falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur
- Community development blockUjani Majuli
- Census village code293463

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gayan Gaon from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)27 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)27 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 Gayan Gaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gayan Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bongaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bongaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Gayan Gaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 167 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 Gayan Gaon

Of every 100 households in Gayan Gaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gayan Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**84%

Use banking services ****41%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gayan Gaon?

■ Gayan Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**948

Working population ****59.5%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 71.9% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (14%) · **■** Marginal 201 (54%)

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

- Jogi Gaon629 people
- Tanti Bari629 people
- Chawrekia621 people
- Thakur Suti621 people
- Owguri Baghpam616 people
- Sukan Suti Miri615 people
- Chilakola Chapori602 people
- Pohar Dia600 people

[All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gayan Gaon from Jorhat?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gayan Gaon?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayan Gaon in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gayan Gaon?80.5% (Census 2011)