Village · Titabor, Jorhat
# Gaharichowa

Gaharichowa is a village in Titabor sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,378 people in 276 households, the 50th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.
- 1,378 people (2011)
- 276 households
- 77.4% literacy
- 946 females per 1,000 males

## Gaharichowa PIN code and other codes

Gaharichowa falls in Titabor sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Rajabahar
- Community development block Titabor
- Census village code 294039

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gaharichowa from nearby towns?
- Titabor (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jorhat (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Titabor Town (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gaharichowa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gaharichowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Madhapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Titabor
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gaharichowa known for?

The main crops are paddy, bamboo and vegetable. About 88% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gaharichowa

Of every 100 households in Gaharichowa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaharichowa · ■ Titabor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 43%
- Toilet within the home 63% 67%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 31%
- Tap water 0% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88%
- Use banking services 33% 50%
- Television 10% 30%
- Mobile phone 8% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 28% 19%
- Own their home 100% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gaharichowa?

■ Gaharichowa · ■ Titabor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.4% 79.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 968
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 862 984
- Working population 52.2% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 300 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 60 (8%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 107 (15%) · ■ Marginal 250 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Titabor
- Mohimabari Gaon 1,434 people
- No.188 Grant 1,424 people
- Borbam Chungi 1,394 people
- Borera Gaon 1,391 people
- Sonari Gaon 1,374 people
- Ikarani Gaon 1,342 people
- Chungi Gaon 1,336 people
- Borholla Grant 1,326 people

All 164 villages in Titabor

## Quick answers
- How far is Gaharichowa from Jorhat? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Gaharichowa? 1,378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaharichowa in? Jorhat district (Titabor sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gaharichowa? 77.4% (Census 2011)

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