# Jaraguri Block Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar 

# Jaraguri Block

Jaraguri Block is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **85 people in 18 households**, the 294th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 85people (2011)
- 18households
- 60.9%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Jaraguri Block PIN code and other codes

Jaraguri Block falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMaktaigar
- Community development blockKachugaon
- Census village code279632

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

## How far is Jaraguri Block from nearby towns?

- Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)19 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 Jaraguri Block?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jaraguri Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jaraguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Jaraguri Block known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and maize**. About 39% of the 154 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 Jaraguri Block

Of every 100 households in Jaraguri Block in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaraguri Block · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Jaraguri Block?

■ Jaraguri Block · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**948

Working population ****54.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (17%) · **■** Marginal 25 (54%)

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

- Simlaguri No.1124 people
- Alinagar No.295 people
- Simlaguri No.295 people
- Surjyakhata91 people
- Soulmari82 people
- Fersuabari No.165 people
- Garokotora No.265 people
- Mukuldang60 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jaraguri Block from Kokrajhar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Jaraguri Block?85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaraguri Block in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Jaraguri Block?60.9% (Census 2011)