# Nij Bor Chola Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/nij-bor-chola-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Nij Bor Chola Gaon Nij Bor Chola Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,653 people in 599 households**, the 19th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,653people (2011) - 599households - 80.3%literacy - 1,019females per 1,000 males ## Nij Bor Chola Gaon PIN code and other codes Nij Bor Chola Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285842 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nij Bor Chola Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)150 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)57 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)22 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 Nij Bor Chola Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nij Bor Chola Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Nij Bor Chola Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea and vegetables**. About 60% of the 316 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 Nij Bor Chola Gaon Of every 100 households in Nij Bor Chola Gaon in 2011, 33 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nij Bor Chola Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****33%** **20% Toilet within the home ****60%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **51% Tap water ****5%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **93% Use banking services ****58%** **35% Television ****27%** **18% Mobile phone ****58%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **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 Nij Bor Chola Gaon? ■ Nij Bor Chola Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **970 Working population ****35.2%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.7% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 335 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (14%) · **■** Household industry 67 (7%) · **■** Other work 286 (31%) · **■** Marginal 115 (12%) 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 - Moila Ali Gaon3,376 people - Bahbera Gaon3,068 people - Kamar Chuburi Gaon2,906 people - Keheru Khanda Pather Gaon2,825 people - Lakhupara Gaon2,583 people - Palash Pather Gaon2,504 people - No.3 Tiulip Bagan(Rahmanpu2,471 people - No.1 Man Muhinipur Bagan2,431 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nij Bor Chola Gaon from Tezpur?57 km by road - What is the population of Nij Bor Chola Gaon?2,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nij Bor Chola Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nij Bor Chola Gaon?80.3% (Census 2011)