# Nigam Village, Gohpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Gohpur, Sonitpur 

# Nigam

Nigam is a village in Gohpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,584 people in 341 households**, the 7th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,584people (2011)
- 341households
- 79.8%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Nigam PIN code and other codes

Nigam falls in Gohpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockPub-Chaiduar
- Census village code287326

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

## How far is Nigam from nearby towns?

- Gohpur (nearest town)14 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 Nigam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gohpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Nigam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and pineapple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nigam

Of every 100 households in Nigam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nigam · ■ Gohpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nigam?

■ Nigam · ■ Gohpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**982

Working population ****54.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 73.4% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 629 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 222 (26%)

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

- Nigam 2Nd Line2,161 people
- Gajpur2,091 people
- Chengai Gaon1,693 people
- Deuri Gaon1,684 people
- N.C. Chirakhowa Chapari1,469 people
- Ghagora Basti1,450 people
- No.1 Charai Bari1,445 people
- No.2 Beji Suti1,401 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nigam?1,584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigam in?Sonitpur district (Gohpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nigam?79.8% (Census 2011)