# Deka Gaon Village, Mariani, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Mariani, Jorhat 

# Deka Gaon

Deka Gaon is a village in Mariani sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 71 households**, the 64th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 319people (2011)
- 71households
- 74.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Deka Gaon PIN code and other codes

Deka Gaon falls in Mariani sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Community development blockJorhat
- Census village code294132

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

## How far is Deka Gaon from nearby towns?

- Mariani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jorhat (district HQ)18 km by road
- Mariani (nearest town)6 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 Deka Gaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Deka 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mariani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mariani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Deka Gaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Deka Gaon

Of every 100 households in Deka Gaon in 2011, 28 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Deka Gaon · ■ Mariani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**51%

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

**52%

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

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****59%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****86%**

**77%

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 Deka Gaon?

■ Deka Gaon · ■ Mariani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**990

Working population ****54.2%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (39%) · **■** Marginal 47 (27%)

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 Mariani

- Gohain Pathar Gaon542 people
- Katanipar Gaon489 people
- Lojonia Gaon334 people
- Gharphalia Gaon331 people
- Hazari Gaon292 people
- No.2 Mograi243 people
- Rangajan Gaon240 people
- Borgayan Gaon194 people

[All 85 villages in Mariani](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/mariani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deka Gaon from Jorhat?18 km by road
- What is the population of Deka Gaon?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deka Gaon in?Jorhat district (Mariani sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Deka Gaon?74.2% (Census 2011)