# Nowjan Block Village, Sibsagar, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sibsagar, Sivasagar 

# Nowjan Block

Nowjan Block is a village in Sibsagar sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 42 households**, the 123rd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.1%.

- 232people (2011)
- 42households
- 92.9%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Nowjan Block PIN code and other codes

Nowjan Block falls in Sibsagar sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatPanbacha
- Community development blockDemow
- Census village code292652

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

## How far is Nowjan Block from nearby towns?

- Sibsagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sivasagar (nearest town)15 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 Block?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sibsagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Block known for?

About 24% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Nowjan Block

Of every 100 households in Nowjan Block in 2011, 16 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Nowjan Block · ■ Sibsagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**18%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**54%

Use banking services ****42%**

**68%

Television ****16%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**11%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Block?

■ Nowjan Block · ■ Sibsagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**945

Working population ****37.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 93.5% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (57%) · **■** Other work 8 (9%) · **■** Marginal 29 (34%)

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 Sibsagar

- No.2 Mout Ghar Pholia260 people
- Jagara Hati256 people
- Kopowting254 people
- Bhecheli Mari236 people
- No.1 Khuka Grazing225 people
- Longcai Habi202 people
- Molia Bheta169 people
- Jarabari Pam151 people

[All 138 villages in Sibsagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sibsagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nowjan Block from Sivasagar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Nowjan Block?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowjan Block in?Sivasagar district (Sibsagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nowjan Block?92.9% (Census 2011)