# Gatuwa Village, Palasbari, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Palasbari, Kamrup 

# Gatuwa

Gatuwa is a village in Palasbari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 57 households**, the 128th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 236people (2011)
- 57households
- 94.0%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Gatuwa PIN code and other codes

Gatuwa falls in Palasbari sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRani Bholagaon
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303314

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

## How far is Gatuwa from nearby towns?

- Palasbari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)25 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)10 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 Gatuwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barihat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mirza
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mirza
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Gatuwa known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seeds**. Products made here include iron products, bamboo craft and bamboo craft. About 90% of the 118 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 Gatuwa

Of every 100 households in Gatuwa in 2011, 69 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gatuwa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**75%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gatuwa?

■ Gatuwa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**941

Working population ****39.4%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 89.8% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (27%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Palasbari

- Dighalkuchi259 people
- Salmer253 people
- Betlanchi251 people
- Jimirigaon249 people
- Kajalartari227 people
- Katal Para N.C.219 people
- Kallapara N.C.209 people
- Katal Para209 people

[All 194 villages in Palasbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/palasbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gatuwa from Amingaon?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gatuwa?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gatuwa in?Kamrup district (Palasbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gatuwa?94.0% (Census 2011)