# Makidahar Mikir Punjee Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam)

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Makidahar Mikir Punjee

Makidahar Mikir Punjee is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 49 households**, the 177th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 284people (2011)
- 49households
- 32.7%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Makidahar Mikir Punjee PIN code and other codes

Makidahar Mikir Punjee falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatPaikan Dighorkhal G.P
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299044

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

## How far is Makidahar Mikir Punjee from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)330 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)26 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 Makidahar Mikir Punjee?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Makidahar Mikir Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kalain
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolain
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kolain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Makidahar Mikir Punjee known for?

About 22% of the 60 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 Makidahar Mikir Punjee

Of every 100 households in Makidahar Mikir Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makidahar Mikir Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Makidahar Mikir Punjee?

■ Makidahar Mikir Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.7%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**943

Working population ****22.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 18.8% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (97%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Katigora

- Siddeswar Pt I292 people
- Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee286 people
- Chandi Nagar Pt V284 people
- Digor Mahadevpur284 people
- Boalcherra Mikir Punjee262 people
- Bool Cherra257 people
- Karaballe Grant218 people
- Oldoor Basti207 people

[All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makidahar Mikir Punjee from Silchar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Makidahar Mikir Punjee?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makidahar Mikir Punjee in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Makidahar Mikir Punjee?32.7% (Census 2011)
