Village · Dergaon, Golaghat
# Sawguri Miri

Sawguri Miri is a village in Dergaon sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,240 people in 235 households, the 45th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.
- 1,240 people (2011)
- 235 households
- 71.6% literacy
- 981 females per 1,000 males

## Sawguri Miri PIN code and other codes

Sawguri Miri falls in Dergaon sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Pub Brahmaputra
- Community development block Kakodonga
- Census village code 294395

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sawguri Miri from nearby towns?
- Dergaon (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Dergaon (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sawguri Miri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sawguri Miri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dergaon
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dergaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sawguri Miri known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sawguri Miri

Of every 100 households in Sawguri Miri in 2011, 23 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawguri Miri · ■ Dergaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 38%
- Toilet within the home 56% 71%
- No toilet (open defecation) 43% 28%
- Tap water 1% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 82%
- Use banking services 44% 47%
- Television 24% 29%
- Mobile phone 16% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 3% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 18% 14%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sawguri Miri?

■ Sawguri Miri · ■ Dergaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 81.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 939 957
- Working population 58.1% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 67.4% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 704 (98%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (1%) · ■ Marginal 3 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dergaon
- Natun Chapori 1,425 people
- Alengmuria Gaon 1,396 people
- Hanhchowa Gaon 1,376 people
- Dighali Pam 1,361 people
- Gormora Chapori No.1 1,209 people
- Habi Gaon 1,168 people
- No.7 Naharani Grant 1,165 people
- Negheria Kaibartta 1,138 people

All 81 villages in Dergaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Sawguri Miri from Golaghat? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Sawguri Miri? 1,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawguri Miri in? Golaghat district (Dergaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sawguri Miri? 71.6% (Census 2011)

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