# Garokotora No.2 Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar 

# Garokotora No.2

Garokotora No.2 is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **65 people in 12 households**, the 297th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 65people (2011)
- 12households
- 86.4%literacy
- 1,241females per 1,000 males

## Garokotora No.2 PIN code and other codes

Garokotora No.2 falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBinnyakhata
- Community development blockKachugaon
- Census village code279661

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

## How far is Garokotora No.2 from nearby towns?

- Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)18 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 Garokotora No.2?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Garokotora No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Garokotora No.2 known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and pulses**. About 63% of the 87 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 Garokotora No.2

Of every 100 households in Garokotora No.2 in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garokotora No.2 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garokotora No.2?

■ Garokotora No.2 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1241**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**948

Working population ****33.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (73%) · **■** Other work 1 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (23%)

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

- Surjyakhata91 people
- Jaraguri Block85 people
- Soulmari82 people
- Fersuabari No.165 people
- Mukuldang60 people
- Blockkuti52 people
- Panbari No.351 people
- Kachugaon Contractor Patty F V46 people

[All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garokotora No.2 from Kokrajhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Garokotora No.2?65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garokotora No.2 in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Garokotora No.2?86.4% (Census 2011)