# Bam Gaon Village, Chariduar, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/bam-gaon/ Village · Chariduar, Sonitpur # Bam Gaon Bam Gaon is a village in Chariduar sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 276 households**, the 89th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%. - 1,250people (2011) - 276households - 82.2%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Bam Gaon PIN code and other codes Bam Gaon falls in Chariduar sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBalipara - Community development blockBalipara - Census village code285924 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)24 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town)24 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? 10 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 · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Balipara - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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? About 51% of the 189 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, 50 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bam Gaon · ■ Chariduar rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **28% Toilet within the home ****87%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **89% Use banking services ****43%** **36% Television ****32%** **25% Mobile phone ****62%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****86%** **74% 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 · ■ Chariduar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **61.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **976 Working population ****32.9%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 76.4% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (59%) · **■** Marginal 97 (24%) 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 Chariduar - Bali Gaon Miri1,268 people - Kekokali Nepali1,268 people - Roumari Gaon1,268 people - No.2 Dhulapadung T.E.1,258 people - Bam Gaon No.21,246 people - Dhekeri Gaon1,222 people - No.1 Sonajuli T E1,187 people - Rangajan1,170 people [All 331 villages in Chariduar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bam Gaon from Tezpur?24 km by road - What is the population of Bam Gaon?1,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bam Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Chariduar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bam Gaon?82.2% (Census 2011)