# Bahjani Village, Chhaygaon, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhaygaon, Kamrup 

# Bahjani

Bahjani is a village in Chhaygaon sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,892 people in 417 households**, the 18th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 1,892people (2011)
- 417households
- 72.8%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Bahjani PIN code and other codes

Bahjani falls in Chhaygaon sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDakhin Paschim Bongaon
- Community development blockBongaon
- Census village code302756

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

## How far is Bahjani from nearby towns?

- Chhaygaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)60 km by road
- Palashbari (nearest town)35 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 Bahjani?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bahjani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Bahjani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 549 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 Bahjani

Of every 100 households in Bahjani in 2011, 2 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Bahjani · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****57%**

**39%

Television ****5%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

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 Bahjani?

■ Bahjani · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**994

Working population ****51.5%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 361 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (6%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 139 (14%) · **■** Marginal 388 (40%)

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 Chhaygaon

- Choudhuri Khat2,375 people
- Dhubar Gaon2,042 people
- Jamuguri2,014 people
- Satabari1,929 people
- Bankakata1,872 people
- Kaimari1,821 people
- Dagaon Katahi1,781 people
- Makeli1,578 people

[All 149 villages in Chhaygaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chhaygaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bahjani from Amingaon?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bahjani?1,892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahjani in?Kamrup district (Chhaygaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bahjani?72.8% (Census 2011)