Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur
# Gayia Gaon

Gayia Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 599 people in 126 households, the 240th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.
- 599 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 80.9% literacy
- 983 females per 1,000 males

## Gayia Gaon PIN code and other codes

Gayia Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.
- Community development block Gabharu
- Census village code 285746

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gayia Gaon from nearby towns?
- Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ) 190 km by road
- Tezpur (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Dhekiajuli (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gayia Gaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gayia Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Borgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhekiajuli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 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 Gayia Gaon known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 44% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gayia Gaon

Of every 100 households in Gayia Gaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gayia Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 20%
- Toilet within the home 98% 47%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 51%
- Tap water 49% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 93%
- Use banking services 24% 35%
- Television 21% 18%
- Mobile phone 31% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 18%
- Own their home 99% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gayia Gaon?

■ Gayia Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 61.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 970
- Working population 28.2% 39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 74.1% for women. 54% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (21%) · ■ Other work 46 (27%) · ■ Marginal 24 (14%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhekiajuli
- Silikha Bari Gaon 617 people
- Majroumari Kachari Gaon 612 people
- Narayanpur Gaon 605 people
- Natun Pam Gaon 602 people
- No.3 Hirajuli Bagan 597 people
- Amtal Bangali Gaon 594 people
- Balisuti Bangali 592 people
- Singari Nepali Gaon 583 people

All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli

## Quick answers
- How far is Gayia Gaon from Tezpur? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Gayia Gaon? 599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayia Gaon in? Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gayia Gaon? 80.9% (Census 2011)

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