# Gijang Village, Boko, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boko, Kamrup 

# Gijang

Gijang is a village in Boko sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam, PIN code **781123**. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 130 households**, the 66th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 695people (2011)
- 130households
- 82.9%literacy
- 781123PIN code

## Gijang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gijang is 781123.** Gijang falls in Boko sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- PIN code781123
- Gram panchayat10 Hahim Luki G.P
- Community development blockBoko
- Census village code303072

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

## How far is Gijang from nearby towns?

- Boko (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)96 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)96 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 Gijang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Boko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Boko
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Gijang known for?

The main crops are **rice, betel nut and banana**. Products made here include bamboo craft, wooden craft and textile. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gijang

Of every 100 households in Gijang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gijang · ■ Boko rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Gijang?

■ Gijang · ■ Boko rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**946

Working population ****48.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 77 (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 Boko

- Niz-Bekeli731 people
- No.1 Uttar Sakhadari727 people
- Sijubari724 people
- Bakara Para716 people
- Pachia N.C.692 people
- No.1 Sakhati688 people
- Bhaluk Mari N.C687 people
- Mozebari676 people

[All 140 villages in Boko](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/boko/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gijang?781123
- How far is Gijang from Amingaon?96 km by road
- What is the population of Gijang?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gijang in?Kamrup district (Boko sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gijang?82.9% (Census 2011)