# Ghagra Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/ghagra-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Ghagra Gaon Ghagra Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,695 people in 343 households**, the 52nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,695people (2011) - 343households - 70.4%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Ghagra Gaon PIN code and other codes Ghagra Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285627 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghagra Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)117 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)39 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)5 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 Ghagra Gaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagra Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 school10+ km · Barsola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 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 Ghagra Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 16% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Ghagra Gaon Of every 100 households in Ghagra Gaon in 2011, 27 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghagra Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **20% Toilet within the home ****56%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **51% Tap water ****18%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****33%** **35% Television ****21%** **18% Mobile phone ****48%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 Ghagra Gaon? ■ Ghagra Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **970 Working population ****48.7%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 65.6% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (14%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 168 (20%) · **■** Marginal 364 (44%) 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 Dhekiajuli - Bher Gaon1,714 people - No.3 Narayanpur Bagan1,708 people - Simalu Guri Gaon1,703 people - No.1 Surjyapur1,701 people - Marisali Tapu1,684 people - Labari Gaon1,679 people - Bargon Chapari1,641 people - Dhan Khana Bari Gaon1,614 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghagra Gaon from Tezpur?39 km by road - What is the population of Ghagra Gaon?1,695 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghagra Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ghagra Gaon?70.4% (Census 2011)