Village · Donka, Karbi Anglong
# Garo Gaon

Garo Gaon is a village in Donka sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam, PIN code 782485. The 2011 Census counted 511 people in 95 households, the 183rd largest of 547 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.
- 511 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 68.4% literacy
- 782485 PIN code

## Garo Gaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garo Gaon is 782485. Garo Gaon falls in Donka sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.
- PIN code 782485
- Community development block Rongkhang
- Census village code 295617

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garo Gaon from nearby towns?
- Donkamokam (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garo Gaon?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Donkamonka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hojai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nagaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garo Gaon known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. About 11% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garo Gaon

Of every 100 households in Garo Gaon in 2011, 66 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garo Gaon · ■ Donka rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 23%
- Toilet within the home 80% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 58%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97%
- Use banking services 42% 33%
- Television 50% 22%
- Mobile phone 45% 37%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 24%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garo Gaon?

■ Garo Gaon · ■ Donka rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 61.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1077 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 611 965
- Working population 41.7% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 62.6% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 186 (87%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (5%) · ■ Marginal 14 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Donka
- Tirkim 515 people
- Doloni 514 people
- L.S.M. Farm 513 people
- Rupachithi 513 people
- Ronghidi 499 people
- Nogahoria Pgr. 497 people
- Chongkhili 492 people
- Tisso Gaon 492 people

All 568 villages in Donka

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garo Gaon? 782485
- What is the population of Garo Gaon? 511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garo Gaon in? Karbi Anglong district (Donka sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Garo Gaon? 68.4% (Census 2011)

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