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Policy reforms, development roadmap take centre stage at Assam DC meet in Jorhat
Reported by The Assam Tribune.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kumar Gaon is a small village in Jorhat West mandal, Jorhat district, Assam. It has 756 residents across 163 households, with a literacy rate of 86%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bipul Gogoi
Contact: 86****7318
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- LGD code
- 293668
- Pincode
- 785108
- Post office
- Kakilamukh
- Population
- 756
- Households
- 163
- Literacy rate
- 86%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 237
- Distance to district centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
- 261 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 760 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jorhat Town · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- City Orthopaedic Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kumar Gaon compares
By population, Kumar Gaon ranks #73 of 118 villages in Jorhat West mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.0%
+11.1% vs mandal average
Kumar Gaon86.0%
Jorhat West mandal74.9%
Jorhat district72.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−52 vs mandal average
Kumar Gaon904
Jorhat West mandal956
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Kumar Gaon4.6
Jorhat West mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kumar Gaon at a glance
Kumar Gaon is a village of 756 people in 163 households (Census 2011) in Jorhat West block, Jorhat district, Assam, the 73rd-largest of 118 villages in Jorhat West block. Literacy is 86%, 11 points above the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Jorhat district centre, 9 km from Jorhat Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 785108, served by Kakilamukh post office; the LGD village code is 293668. The nearest hospital or health centre is City Orthopaedic Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Bipul Gogoi, and the village votes in Jorhat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami. The population is estimated at 891 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Gaon · this village | 756 | 86% | — |
| Kahar Gaon · Jorhat West | 1,415 | 87% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Teok | 532 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Samaguri | 3,628 | 50% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Naduar | 1,716 | 72% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Dergaon | 2,330 | 91% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Golaghat | 1,458 | 91% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kumar Gaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JORHAT(MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 269.62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 104.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kumar Gaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kumar Gaon
- LGD code
- 293668
- Pincode
- 785108
- Post office
- Kakilamukh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 756
- Population (projected 2026)
- 891
- Households
- 163
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 86.0%
- Coordinates
- 26.82819°N, 94.24729°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jorhat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jorhat
- Member of Parliament
- Gaurav Gogoi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hitendra Nath Goswami
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bipul Gogoi
- Block / Mandal
- Jorhat West
Getting there
How to reach Kumar Gaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dispur (Guwahati)261 kmcapital
- Kolkata760 km
- Delhi1687 km
- Hyderabad1931 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJorhat Town9 km
- Bus stopGovernment funded rickshaws to Jorhat 30 rupees3 km
- Hospital / PHCCity Orthopaedic Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankSBI8 km
- Petrol pumpAssam oil16 km
- CollegeRadhaKrishna Junior College9 km
- Police stationSP Office9 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kumar Gaon
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Bahona CollegeSchool2.1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 785108
- Khangia GaonJorhat West mandal3,338 pop
- Kalbari GaonJorhat West mandal2,447 pop
- Bahfalla GaonJorhat West mandal2,436 pop
- Malow KhatJorhat West mandal2,355 pop
- KhutiapotaJorhat West mandal1,811 pop
- Kuhiar Boria (Kuhia Boria Gaon)Jorhat West mandal1,787 pop
- Koibarta GaonJorhat West mandal1,579 pop
- Karang ChapariJorhat West mandal1,500 pop
- Neul GaonJorhat West mandal1,466 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Kumar Gaon
Looking for a different Kumar Gaon? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Kumar Gaon →
- Kumar GaonSamaguri · Nagaon, Assam3,628 pop
- Kumar GaonJorhat East · Jorhat, Assam2,736 pop
- Kumar GaonDergaon · Golaghat, Assam2,330 pop
- Kumar GaonNaduar · Sonitpur, Assam1,716 pop
- Kumar GaonGolaghat · Golaghat, Assam1,458 pop
- Kumar GaonNagaon · Nagaon, Assam1,333 pop
- Kumar GaonTezpur · Sonitpur, Assam1,113 pop
- Kumar GaonTeok · Jorhat, Assam532 pop
Other villages in Jorhat West mandal
View all 60+ →- Chaliha Gaon
- Puroni Matisatra Koibortra
- Pani Chakua
- Bhatemora Gaon
- Potia Gaon
- Sonari Gaon
- Khangia Gaon
- Dulia Gaon
- Raja Howli Gaon
- Hazari Gaon
- Porbotia Gaon
- Senchoa Gaon
- Choudang Gaon No.2
- Chakalani Pathar
- Nowsalia Gaon
- Kalbari Gaon
- Bahfalla Gaon
- Malow Khat
- Dahutia Baruah
- Gharfalia
- Garumorakoibortra
- Chang Chowa
- Bhakat Cheuni
- Desaikash Bamun Gaon
- Khutiapota
- Kuhiar Boria (Kuhia Boria Gaon)
- Charingia Gaon
- Dhekalia Borsaikia
- Goriahabi Grant
- Pakimuri Habi Gaon
- Gayan Gaon
- Koibarta Gaon
- Ajan Bamun Gaon
- No.179 Mohbondha
- Karang Chapari
- Sonari No.1
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)