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

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Kerela Gaon

Kerela Gaon is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 131 households**, the 94th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 634people (2011)
- 131households
- 90.8%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Kerela Gaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKamalabari
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293401

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

## How far is Kerela Gaon from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)23 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)23 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 Kerela Gaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garamur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kamalabari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Kerela Gaon known for?

The main crops are **mustard seed**. Products made here include textile. About 60% of the 250 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 Kerela Gaon

Of every 100 households in Kerela Gaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kerela Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**84%

Use banking services ****63%**

**34%

Television ****31%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Kerela Gaon?

■ Kerela Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**948

Working population ****71.0%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 86.8% for women. 71% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 192 (43%)

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

- Ratanpur Gabharumelia679 people
- Phutchang670 people
- Apechi Pathar649 people
- Huttar637 people
- Potia Gaon633 people
- Abhoipuria630 people
- Jogi Gaon629 people
- Tanti Bari629 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kerela Gaon from Jorhat?23 km by road
- What is the population of Kerela Gaon?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerela Gaon in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kerela Gaon?90.8% (Census 2011)