Major Gaon, Barpeta, Barpeta, Assam, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Major Gaon


The village Major Gaon is located in Barpeta Circle of Barpeta District in the State of Assam in India. It is governed by Patbaushi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Barpeta Community Development Block. The nearest town is Barpeta (mb), which is about 4 kilometers away from Major Gaon.

Travel and Communication for Major Gaon


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Major Gaon,
Barpeta,
Assam, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Major Gaon


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Major Gaon is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Major Gaon is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Major Gaon


As per available data from the year 2009, 1488 persons live in 321 house holds in the village Major Gaon. There are 734 female individuals and 754 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.33% and males constitute 50.67% of the total population.

There are 282 scheduled castes persons of which 127 are females and 155 are males. Females constitute 45.04% and males constitute 54.96% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.95% of the total population.

Population density of Major Gaon is 838.4 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Major Gaon


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Total area of Major Gaon is 177.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 114.64 ha. About 71.81 ha is un-irrigated area. About 42.83 ha is irrigated area. About 18.74 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 24.09 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 14.85 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 12.18 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.07 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.54 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.66 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 28.51 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Major Gaon


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Major Gaon.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Patbaushi, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

Colleges in Major Gaon


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Barpeta, which is more than 10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Major Gaon.

Other Educational Facilities in Major Gaon


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Barpeta, which is less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

Healthcare Facilities in Major Gaon


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Major Gaon.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Major Gaon.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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