# Jorgarh Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur 

# Jorgarh

Jorgarh is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,062 people in 377 households**, the 40th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,062people (2011)
- 377households
- 62.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Jorgarh PIN code and other codes

Jorgarh falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockGabharu
- Census village code286323

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

## How far is Jorgarh from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Tezpur (nearest town)8 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 Jorgarh?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Jorgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tezpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tezpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 23 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 Jorgarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and horticulture crops**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Jorgarh

Of every 100 households in Jorgarh in 2011, 13 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jorgarh · ■ Tezpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**72%

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

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**71%

Use banking services ****32%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Jorgarh?

■ Jorgarh · ■ Tezpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**927

Working population ****29.0%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 57.2% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 181 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 337 (56%) · **■** Marginal 36 (6%)

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 Tezpur

- No.3 Siruani2,293 people
- Kali Bari Chuk2,185 people
- Gorchinga Bihia2,162 people
- No.2 Dolabari2,108 people
- Rupkuria Gaon2,023 people
- Dihingia Gaon1,978 people
- Lidmari Barjhar1,896 people
- Bali Chapari1,760 people

[All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jorgarh from Tezpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Jorgarh?2,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorgarh in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Jorgarh?62.7% (Census 2011)