# Jhargaon Village, Kalaigaon, Udalguri (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalaigaon, Udalguri 

# Jhargaon

Jhargaon is a village in Kalaigaon sub-district of Udalguri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 92 households**, the 66th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 453people (2011)
- 92households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Jhargaon PIN code and other codes

Jhargaon falls in Kalaigaon sub-district, Udalguri district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatVcdc
- Community development blockKalaigaon
- Census village code305438

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

## How far is Jhargaon from nearby towns?

- Udalguri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Udalguri (district HQ)10 km by road
- Tangla (nearest town)10 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 Jhargaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tangla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangaldoi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Jhargaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. Products made here include nut. About 80% of the 172 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 Jhargaon

Of every 100 households in Jhargaon in 2011, 11 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jhargaon · ■ Kalaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**30%

Television ****27%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jhargaon?

■ Jhargaon · ■ Kalaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1733**

**971

Working population ****65.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 155 (52%)

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 Kalaigaon

- Bhangabarua534 people
- Baruahauligaon503 people
- Dewargaon496 people
- Pakimurigaon496 people
- Uttar Kuiabil442 people
- Hapabari433 people
- Uttar Bhekelikanda419 people
- Pashim Jangalpara404 people

[All 77 villages in Kalaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/udalguri/kalaigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jhargaon from Udalguri?10 km by road
- What is the population of Jhargaon?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhargaon in?Udalguri district (Kalaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Jhargaon?76.2% (Census 2011)