# Parowa Gaon Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/parowa-gaon/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Parowa Gaon Parowa Gaon is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,796 people in 607 households**, the 23rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 2,796people (2011) - 607households - 66.6%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Parowa Gaon PIN code and other codes Parowa Gaon falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBalipara - Census village code286275 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parowa Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)5 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town)7 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 Parowa Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Parowa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Parowa Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and tea**. About 55% of the 206 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 Parowa Gaon Of every 100 households in Parowa Gaon in 2011, 31 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Parowa Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **46% Toilet within the home ****68%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **17% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **71% Use banking services ****23%** **47% Television ****27%** **34% Mobile phone ****32%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****15%** **15% Own their home ****91%** **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 Parowa Gaon? ■ Parowa Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **927 Working population ****35.9%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 62.1% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (4%) · **■** Household industry 54 (5%) · **■** Other work 647 (65%) · **■** Marginal 210 (21%) 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 - Kali Bari Rajah Chahar2,928 people - Da-Gaon Pukhuria2,891 people - Karaiani Nepali Gaon2,880 people - Pitha Khowa Gaon2,855 people - Goroi Mari Borpukhuri2,784 people - Urium Guri Gaon2,747 people - Karaiani Bangali Gaon2,727 people - Dipotahat Khola2,706 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parowa Gaon from Tezpur?5 km by road - What is the population of Parowa Gaon?2,796 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parowa Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Parowa Gaon?66.6% (Census 2011)