Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Joylaigaon Joylaigaon is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 404 people in 80 households, the 217th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 404 people (2011) - 80 households - 86.8% literacy - 1,051 females per 1,000 males ## Joylaigaon PIN code and other codes Joylaigaon falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Binnyakhata - Community development block Kachugaon - Census village code 279687 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Joylaigaon from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ) 45 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Joylaigaon? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Joylaigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Joylaigaon known for? The main crops are rice, jute and oil seed. About 69% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Joylaigaon Of every 100 households in Joylaigaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Joylaigaon · ■ Gossaigaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 15% - Toilet within the home 24% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 75% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 82% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 49% 24% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 46% 32% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 5% - Car / jeep / van 5% 1% - None of these assets 12% 24% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Joylaigaon? ■ Joylaigaon · ■ Gossaigaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1051 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 948 - Working population 53.7% 37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 78.1% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 139 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 9 (4%) · ■ Other work 53 (24%) · ■ Marginal 14 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gossaigaon - Bhowraguri 422 people - Mallikapur No.2 421 people - Gambariguri 415 people - Palashguri F.V. 410 people - Chengmari F.V. 400 people - Saljuri No.2 389 people - Fauchpur 382 people - Kembolpur No.1 374 people All 303 villages in Gossaigaon ## Quick answers - How far is Joylaigaon from Kokrajhar? 45 km by road - What is the population of Joylaigaon? 404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Joylaigaon in? Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Joylaigaon? 86.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/joylaigaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.