# Bessa Mara Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Bessa Mara

Bessa Mara is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 18 households**, the 178th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 117people (2011)
- 18households
- 83.0%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Bessa Mara PIN code and other codes

Bessa Mara falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDakhinpat
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293469

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

## How far is Bessa Mara from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)40 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 Bessa Mara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bessa Mara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bongaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bongaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Bessa Mara

Of every 100 households in Bessa Mara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bessa Mara · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****64%**

**34%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bessa Mara?

■ Bessa Mara · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1833**

**948

Working population ****50.4%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (17%) · **■** Marginal 36 (61%)

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 Majuli

- Bora Chuk161 people
- Takarchuk Chapori N C151 people
- Biralipara150 people
- Auniati Chapori N.C.138 people
- Param Chapori105 people
- Ratanpur Miri Pathar105 people
- Natun Bonoria Chapori N C103 people
- Kathal Khowa Pam86 people

[All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bessa Mara from Jorhat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bessa Mara?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bessa Mara in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bessa Mara?83.0% (Census 2011)