# Maragdala Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Maragdala

Maragdala is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 19 households**, the 134th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 95people (2011)
- 19households
- 71.4%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Maragdala PIN code and other codes

Maragdala falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBarkhat
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303465

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

## How far is Maragdala from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)39 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)39 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 Maragdala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Maragdala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Maragdala known for?

About 50% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maragdala

Of every 100 households in Maragdala in 2011, 41 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Maragdala · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**78%

Use banking services ****47%**

**56%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

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

**14%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Maragdala?

■ Maragdala · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**976

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 14 (40%) · **■** Marginal 16 (46%)

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 Sonapur

- Sarutari N.C.152 people
- Rewa N.C.111 people
- Khat Tetelia N.C.102 people
- Luri Grant98 people
- Gomaria N.C.78 people
- Tetelia N.C.76 people
- Barkhat N.C.74 people
- Kendubam70 people

[All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maragdala from Guwahati?39 km by road
- What is the population of Maragdala?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maragdala in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Maragdala?71.4% (Census 2011)