# Ghagua Gaon Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/ghagua-gaon/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Ghagua Gaon Ghagua Gaon is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,389 people in 297 households**, the 34th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,389people (2011) - 297households - 78.2%literacy - 1,016females per 1,000 males ## Ghagua Gaon PIN code and other codes Ghagua Gaon falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDigaru - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303437 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghagua Gaon from nearby towns? - Guwahati (district HQ)38 km by road - Guwahati (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 Ghagua Gaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagua 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Ghagua Gaon known for? About 60% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ghagua Gaon Of every 100 households in Ghagua Gaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ghagua Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **44% Toilet within the home ****64%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **38% Tap water ****95%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **78% Use banking services ****63%** **56% Television ****40%** **34% Mobile phone ****52%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Ghagua Gaon? ■ Ghagua Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **976 Working population ****32.3%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (33%) · **■** Marginal 96 (21%) 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 Sonapur - No.1 Ouzari1,473 people - Sarutari Gaon1,445 people - Tamulikuchi Gaon1,413 people - Senabar1,402 people - Dakhin Dimoria1,339 people - Pub-Maloibari1,305 people - Sonapur Pathar1,269 people - Murkata1,187 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghagua Gaon from Guwahati?38 km by road - What is the population of Ghagua Gaon?1,389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghagua Gaon in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ghagua Gaon?78.2% (Census 2011)