# Basundhari Jalah Village, Marigaon, Morigaon (Assam)

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Village · Marigaon, Morigaon 

# Basundhari Jalah

Basundhari Jalah is a village in Marigaon sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam, PIN code **782105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,156 people in 397 households**, the 24th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 2,156people (2011)
- 397households
- 65.5%literacy
- 782105PIN code

## Basundhari Jalah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basundhari Jalah is 782105.** Basundhari Jalah falls in Marigaon sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam.

- PIN code782105
- Gram panchayatSilchang
- Community development blockMayang
- Census village code283977

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

## How far is Basundhari Jalah from nearby towns?

- Marigaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Morigaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Marigaon (nearest town)15 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 Basundhari Jalah?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basundhari Jalah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jagiroad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Marigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Basundhari Jalah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 40% of the 376 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 Basundhari Jalah

Of every 100 households in Basundhari Jalah in 2011, 2 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basundhari Jalah · ■ Marigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**68%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****79%**

**55%

Television ****2%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Basundhari Jalah?

■ Basundhari Jalah · ■ Marigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**972

Working population ****26.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 300 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (8%) · **■** Other work 111 (19%) · **■** Marginal 117 (20%)

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 Marigaon

- Ahatguri2,386 people
- Sapkati2,332 people
- Patidaya2,221 people
- Daloichuba2,198 people
- Bhurbandha2,109 people
- Dakhin Dharamtul2,058 people
- Bihubari2,045 people
- Basanaghat2,034 people

[All 167 villages in Marigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/marigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basundhari Jalah?782105
- How far is Basundhari Jalah from Morigaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Basundhari Jalah?2,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basundhari Jalah in?Morigaon district (Marigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Basundhari Jalah?65.5% (Census 2011)
