# Bam Gaon Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/bam-gaon/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Bam Gaon Bam Gaon is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 153 households**, the 191st largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 664people (2011) - 153households - 93.0%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Bam Gaon PIN code and other codes Bam Gaon falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBishawnath - Census village code286646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bam Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)75 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)3 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 Bam Gaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bam Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biswanath - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Biswanath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bam Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and potato**. About 100% of the 215 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 Bam Gaon Of every 100 households in Bam Gaon in 2011, 77 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bam Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **29% Toilet within the home ****89%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **48% Tap water ****70%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **90% Use banking services ****41%** **31% Television ****54%** **20% Mobile phone ****60%** **32% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **20% Own their home ****93%** **83% 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 Bam Gaon? ■ Bam Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235** **969 Working population ****51.4%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 92.0% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (45%) · **■** Marginal 20 (6%) 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 Biswanath - Bargang T.E.377/648670 people - Mahjulipathar670 people - Salaikhati Bangali670 people - Ara Gang666 people - Padum Pukhuri662 people - Dhali Lakhan Basti659 people - Nepali Bari654 people - Sadharu T.E. F.S. 10/9653 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bam Gaon from Tezpur?75 km by road - What is the population of Bam Gaon?664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bam Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bam Gaon?93.0% (Census 2011)