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

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Malidahar Mikir Punjee

Malidahar Mikir Punjee is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 95 households**, the 155th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 459people (2011)
- 95households
- 26.2%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Malidahar Mikir Punjee PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJalalpur G.P
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299041

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

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

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)330 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)27 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 Malidahar Mikir Punjee?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Malidahar Mikir Punjee known for?

About 8% of the 59 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 Malidahar Mikir Punjee

Of every 100 households in Malidahar Mikir Punjee in 2011, 58 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malidahar Mikir Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**12%

Tap water ****12%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**39%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****72%**

**44%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Malidahar Mikir Punjee?

■ Malidahar Mikir Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.2%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**943

Working population ****61.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.8% for men and 24.4% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 273 (97%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Karkari T.E.510 people
- Niz-Fulbari Pt II508 people
- Gobindapur Pt I500 people
- Bhairabpur Pt III459 people
- Niz Katigorah Pt I448 people
- Manipur Pt II442 people
- Rangar Pt III420 people
- Bhairabpur Pt VI419 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Malidahar Mikir Punjee from Silchar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Malidahar Mikir Punjee?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malidahar Mikir Punjee in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Malidahar Mikir Punjee?26.2% (Census 2011)
