# Goal Gaon Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/goal-gaon/ Village · Majuli, Jorhat # Goal Gaon Goal Gaon is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,324 people in 486 households**, the 12th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 2,324people (2011) - 486households - 85.8%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Goal Gaon PIN code and other codes Goal Gaon falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSailuit - Community development blockMajuli - Census village code293369 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goal Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (district HQ)38 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)38 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 Goal Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Goal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Upper Katoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Goal Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and mustard seed**. About 59% of the 731 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 Goal Gaon Of every 100 households in Goal Gaon in 2011, 23 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Goal Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **22% Toilet within the home ****37%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **60% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **84% Use banking services ****26%** **34% Television ****15%** **16% Mobile phone ****34%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Goal Gaon? ■ Goal Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **948 Working population ****32.1%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 229 (31%) · **■** Marginal 184 (25%) 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 - Garmur Satra2,386 people - Chilakola Kaibartta2,364 people - Bor Pamua No.12,356 people - Rangachahi2,327 people - Upper Katoni2,290 people - Garamur Jugi Pathar2,248 people - Molual Miri2,082 people - Bor Pamua No.22,035 people [All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Goal Gaon from Jorhat?38 km by road - What is the population of Goal Gaon?2,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goal Gaon in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Goal Gaon?85.8% (Census 2011)