# Damara Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/damara/ Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Damara Damara is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,361 people in 258 households**, the 49th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,361people (2011) - 258households - 60.4%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Damara PIN code and other codes Damara falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatJaraguri - Community development blockHatidhura - Census village code279725 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damara from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)45 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)12 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 Damara? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Damara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srirampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Damara known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 46% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Damara Of every 100 households in Damara in 2011, 18 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Damara · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **15% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****71%** **24% Television ****20%** **12% Mobile phone ****51%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **24% Own their home ****82%** **96% 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 Damara? ■ Damara · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **948 Working population ****26.5%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 54.5% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (60%) · **■** Marginal 55 (15%) 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 Gossaigaon - Bashbari1,403 people - Matiajuri1,398 people - Jaleswari F.V.1,379 people - Ramdea F.V.1,371 people - Dumbazar F V1,342 people - Kanhupara No.21,338 people - Nasraibil F.V.1,336 people - Hudumkhata No.11,316 people [All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Damara from Kokrajhar?45 km by road - What is the population of Damara?1,361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damara in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Damara?60.4% (Census 2011)