# Ghagara West Village, Gohpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Gohpur, Sonitpur 

# Ghagara West

Ghagara West is a village in Gohpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 262 households**, the 15th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,270people (2011)
- 262households
- 69.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Ghagara West PIN code and other codes

Ghagara West falls in Gohpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockPub-Chaiduar
- Census village code287292

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghagara West?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagara West; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gohpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Ghagara West known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghagara West

Of every 100 households in Ghagara West in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghagara West · ■ Gohpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ghagara West?

■ Ghagara West · ■ Gohpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**982

Working population ****55.0%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 413 (59%)

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 Gohpur

- No.2 Beji Suti1,401 people
- Mornoi Guri1,291 people
- No.1 Naya Ghagra1,283 people
- Ghuria Gaon1,272 people
- Dubia Gaon1,266 people
- Simaluguri Bali Gaon1,244 people
- Satrang1,242 people
- Langdangpar Gaon1,201 people

[All 231 villages in Gohpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/gohpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghagara West?1,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagara West in?Sonitpur district (Gohpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagara West?69.9% (Census 2011)