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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dipamoni Borah Gogoi
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- LGD code
- 288790
- Pincode
- 787057
- Post office
- Dhemaji
- Population
- 223
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 77.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 79
Census 2011 · in context
How Gowal compares
By population, Gowal ranks #228 of 330 villages in Dhemaji mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.1%
+13.3% vs mandal average
- Gowal
- 77.1%
- Dhemaji mandal
- 63.8%
- Dhemaji district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
+54 vs mandal average
- Gowal
- 1,027
- Dhemaji mandal
- 973
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Gowal
- 4.8
- Dhemaji mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gowal at a glance
Gowal is a village of 223 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Dhemaji block, Dhemaji district, Assam, the 228th-largest of 330 villages in Dhemaji block. Literacy is 77%, 13 points above the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 787057, served by Dhemaji post office; the LGD village code is 288790. The sarpanch is Dipamoni Borah Gogoi, and the village votes in Bokakhat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Atul Bora. The population is estimated at 263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowal · this village | 223 | 77% | — |
| No.1 Gohain · Dhemaji | 1,206 | 82% | — |
| Bakal · Dhemaji | 1,193 | 81% | — |
| Chowkham · Dhemaji | 868 | 79% | — |
| Bam Gaon · Dhemaji | 798 | 51% | — |
| Gohain Bari Chapori · Dhemaji | 683 | 73% | — |
| Garia Jan · Dhemaji | 663 | 77% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gowal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Dhemaji (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOHAIN GAON
- Total area (ha)
- 70.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gowal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gowal
- LGD code
- 288790
- Pincode
- 787057
- Post office
- Dhemaji
- Population (Census 2011)
- 223
- Population (projected 2026)
- 263
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 77.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bokakhat
- Member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Atul Bora
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Dipamoni Borah Gogoi
- Block / Mandal
- Dhemaji
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 787057
- BishnupurDhemaji mandal12,660 pop
- No.5 TekjuriDhemaji mandal2,186 pop
- No.2 Bharali ChukDhemaji mandal2,088 pop
- Chengeh PatharDhemaji mandal1,782 pop
- Bharali ChukDhemaji mandal1,752 pop
- HatigarhDhemaji mandal1,740 pop
- Hiloidari BlockDhemaji mandal1,696 pop
- Nara BilDhemaji mandal1,460 pop
- KamalpurDhemaji mandal1,428 pop
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Other villages named Gowal
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gowal
Other villages in Dhemaji mandal
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- No.5 Tekjuri
- No.2 Bharali Chuk
- Pathalial
- Dhubabari
- Chengeh Pathar
- Gohain Bilotia
- Bharali Chuk
- Hatigarh
- No.2 Karmi Pathar
- Hiloidari Block
- Nara Bil
- Kamalpur
- Aradhal
- Dusutimukh Miri Pathar
- No.2 Kathal Guri
- Kula Pathar
- Matikhula
- No.3 Raichapori -Ii
- No.3 Begena Gara
- Jiadhal Dighalgara
- Jiadhal Bamuni
- No.1 Gohain
- Batgharia
- Bakal
- Gopak
- No.1 Nagakhelia
- No.2 Lakhi Pathar
- Nalani Pum Konch
- No.2 Powa Saikia
- Sisisiri Kali
- No.2 Kachoiting
- No.2 Lutachur Gaon
- Nagakhelia No.2
- Tekjuri Miri
- Jorkata Nepali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)