# Pohumara Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/pohumara/ Village · Majuli, Jorhat # Pohumara Pohumara is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 260 households**, the 44th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,287people (2011) - 260households - 83.0%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Pohumara PIN code and other codes Pohumara falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatRongachi - Community development blockUjani Majuli - Census village code293457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pohumara from nearby towns? - Jorhat (district HQ)50 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)50 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 Pohumara? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pohumara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Pohumara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 77% of the 388 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 Pohumara Of every 100 households in Pohumara in 2011, 23 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pohumara · ■ Majuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **22% Toilet within the home ****28%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **60% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **84% Use banking services ****53%** **34% Television ****12%** **16% Mobile phone ****36%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Pohumara? ■ Pohumara · ■ Majuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **948 Working population ****46.5%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 73.1% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 135 (23%) 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 - Baghar Gaon1,330 people - Borgayan No.11,320 people - Mohkina Gaon1,311 people - Burha Senchowa1,294 people - Deka Senchowa1,207 people - Kuhiar Bari1,200 people - Jomud Chuk1,197 people - Nam Katoni1,194 people [All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pohumara from Jorhat?50 km by road - What is the population of Pohumara?1,287 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pohumara in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pohumara?83.0% (Census 2011)