# Ashighar Village, Mayong, Morigaon (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mayong, Morigaon 

# Ashighar

Ashighar is a village in Mayong sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 37 households**, the 151st largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 215people (2011)
- 37households
- 62.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Ashighar PIN code and other codes

Ashighar falls in Mayong sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBhurgaon
- Community development blockMayang
- Census village code283504

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

## How far is Ashighar from nearby towns?

- Mayong (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Morigaon (district HQ)28 km by road
- Marigaon (nearest town)28 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 Ashighar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jagiroad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Morigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Ashighar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 130 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 Ashighar

Of every 100 households in Ashighar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ashighar · ■ Mayong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**52%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ashighar?

■ Ashighar · ■ Mayong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**944

Working population ****51.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 62.3% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 16 (15%)

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 Mayong

- Sonaikushi229 people
- Gabhura Tup Pathar225 people
- Gamariguri218 people
- Sat. Sapori Doloni218 people
- Lecharipar Pam210 people
- Kalsila173 people
- Borkuloi Pathar153 people
- Bahakajari126 people

[All 177 villages in Mayong](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/mayong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ashighar from Morigaon?28 km by road
- What is the population of Ashighar?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ashighar in?Morigaon district (Mayong sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Ashighar?62.6% (Census 2011)