# Loch Village, Goreswar, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goreswar, Kamrup 

# Loch

Loch is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam, PIN code **781381**. The 2011 Census counted **2,057 people in 429 households**, the 7th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 2,057people (2011)
- 429households
- 86.9%literacy
- 781381PIN code

## Loch PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loch is 781381.** Loch falls in Goreswar sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- PIN code781381
- Gram panchayatLoch
- Community development blockBihdia Jajikona
- Census village code302334

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

## How far is Loch from nearby towns?

- Goreswar Of Baksa District (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)20 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 Loch?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Loch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Goreswar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Loch known for?

About 13% of the 233 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 Loch

Of every 100 households in Loch in 2011, 54 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Loch · ■ Goreswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**55%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Loch?

■ Loch · ■ Goreswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**1013

Working population ****45.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 81.6% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (18%) · **■** Marginal 285 (31%)

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 Goreswar

- Bardangeri Kuchi2,495 people
- Pubpar Jatia Bhangra2,483 people
- Bhehbari2,187 people
- Muktapur2,058 people
- Tulamali1,961 people
- Khepkuchi1,849 people
- Ganakjhar1,716 people
- Jaikuchi1,458 people

[All 27 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/goreswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loch?781381
- How far is Loch from Amingaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Loch?2,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loch in?Kamrup district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Loch?86.9% (Census 2011)