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

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Village · Chhaygaon, Kamrup 

# Nowamati

Nowamati is a village in Chhaygaon sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 132 households**, the 55th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 616people (2011)
- 132households
- 80.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Nowamati PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPaschim Chaygaon
- Community development blockChaygaon
- Census village code302729

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

## How far is Nowamati from nearby towns?

- Chhaygaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)60 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)23 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 Nowamati?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nowamati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaygaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Nowamati known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 77% of the 119 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 Nowamati

Of every 100 households in Nowamati in 2011, 36 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nowamati · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****7%**

**39%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nowamati?

■ Nowamati · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**994

Working population ****44.3%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (29%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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

- Ukium No.1673 people
- Halang Juli666 people
- Kushpara665 people
- Paneri624 people
- Kala Bakara F.V.609 people
- Khatal Para604 people
- Delia Para603 people
- Bhutar Gari602 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nowamati from Amingaon?60 km by road
- What is the population of Nowamati?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowamati in?Kamrup district (Chhaygaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nowamati?80.1% (Census 2011)