Village · Tinsukia, Tinsukia # Owguri Gaon Owguri Gaon is a village in Tinsukia sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,337 people in 240 households, the 96th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,337 people (2011) - 240 households - 57.7% literacy - 913 females per 1,000 males ## Owguri Gaon PIN code and other codes Owguri Gaon falls in Tinsukia sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Tingrai - Community development block Hapjan - Census village code 290721 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Owguri Gaon from nearby towns? - Tinsukia (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ) 18 km by road - Tinsukia (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Owguri Gaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Owguri Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Makum - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Makum - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Owguri Gaon known for? The main crops are paddy, tea leave and vegetable. About 39% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Owguri Gaon Of every 100 households in Owguri Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Owguri Gaon · ■ Tinsukia rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 59% - Toilet within the home 30% 73% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 25% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 44% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 81% - Use banking services 60% 48% - Television 2% 40% - Mobile phone 27% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 35% 22% - Own their home 100% 63% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Owguri Gaon? ■ Owguri Gaon · ■ Tinsukia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.7% 62.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 766 967 - Working population 37.5% 41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 43.6% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 275 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 175 (35%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 14 (3%) · ■ Marginal 33 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tinsukia - Hahsara T.E.15/12 Nlr. 1,349 people - Jariguri Gaon 1,349 people - No-4 Fs.Rangagara Te.Natungaon 1,348 people - Konwari Pathar Gaon 1,343 people - Bongali Balijan Gaon 1,332 people - No.2 Dhulijan Habi Gaon 1,226 people - Hahsara T.E. 59/56 Appln. 1,210 people - Kehang Te. 5/18 no.Darkhast 1,204 people All 253 villages in Tinsukia ## Quick answers - How far is Owguri Gaon from Tinsukia? 18 km by road - What is the population of Owguri Gaon? 1,337 (Census 2011) - Which district is Owguri Gaon in? Tinsukia district (Tinsukia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Owguri Gaon? 57.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/owguri-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.