# Khowang Gaon Village, Doom Dooma, Tinsukia (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/khowang-gaon/ Village · Doom Dooma, Tinsukia # Khowang Gaon Khowang Gaon is a village in Doom Dooma sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 334 households**, the 59th largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 1,643people (2011) - 334households - 61.1%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Khowang Gaon PIN code and other codes Khowang Gaon falls in Doom Dooma sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKhubeng - Community development blockSaikhowa - Census village code290145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khowang Gaon from nearby towns? - Doom Dooma (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ)55 km by road - Doom Dooma (nearest town)19 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 Khowang Gaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Khowang Gaon; 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 · Doomdooma - ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Khowang Gaon known for? About 91% of the 166 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 Khowang Gaon Of every 100 households in Khowang Gaon in 2011, 47 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khowang Gaon · ■ Doom Dooma rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **48% Toilet within the home ****87%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **15% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****29%** **35% Television ****19%** **30% Mobile phone ****4%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****52%** **24% Own their home ****94%** **70% 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 Khowang Gaon? ■ Khowang Gaon · ■ Doom Dooma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **972 Working population ****44.4%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 356 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 240 (33%) · **■** Marginal 132 (18%) 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 Doom Dooma - Na-Gaon1,717 people - Bhabang Khal Gaon1,706 people - Talap 36 Fs.1,703 people - Kumsang Te. No-116 Wl.1,655 people - Bisakupi T.E. 72 Fs.1,584 people - Chuta Hapjan T.E. 129 Fs.1,582 people - Pabhajan T.E. 219 Wl1,575 people - Padum Pathar Bijulibon1,553 people [All 428 villages in Doom Dooma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khowang Gaon from Tinsukia?55 km by road - What is the population of Khowang Gaon?1,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khowang Gaon in?Tinsukia district (Doom Dooma sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Khowang Gaon?61.1% (Census 2011)