# Nowjan Tongia Village, Dimow, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/nowjan-tongia/ Village · Dimow, Sivasagar # Nowjan Tongia Nowjan Tongia is a village in Dimow sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,238 people in 234 households**, the 40th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%. - 1,238people (2011) - 234households - 92.4%literacy - 815females per 1,000 males ## Nowjan Tongia PIN code and other codes Nowjan Tongia falls in Dimow sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMaharani - Community development blockDemow - Census village code292451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowjan Tongia from nearby towns? - Dimow (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)38 km by road - Sivasagar (nearest town)38 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 Nowjan Tongia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nowjan Tongia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Demow - ○Degree college10+ km · Sibsagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Nowjan Tongia known for? The main crops are **paddy, tomato and cabbage**. About 68% of the 263 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 Nowjan Tongia Of every 100 households in Nowjan Tongia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nowjan Tongia · ■ Dimow rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **36% Toilet within the home ****84%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **32% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****3%** **29% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **22% Own their home ****100%** **85% 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 Nowjan Tongia? ■ Nowjan Tongia · ■ Dimow rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%** **79.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **968 Working population ****66.8%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 86.1% for women. 70% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (19%) · **■** Marginal 667 (81%) 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 Dimow - Barderoi1,286 people - Patia Gaon1,284 people - Dihingia1,283 people - Gelapathar1,271 people - Chutia Katani1,227 people - Dopani Pathar1,225 people - Kukura Chowa1,221 people - Bogpara1,215 people [All 158 villages in Dimow](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nowjan Tongia from Sivasagar?38 km by road - What is the population of Nowjan Tongia?1,238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowjan Tongia in?Sivasagar district (Dimow sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nowjan Tongia?92.4% (Census 2011)