# Bhir Gaon Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/bhir-gaon/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Bhir Gaon Bhir Gaon is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,332 people in 888 households**, the 4th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 4,332people (2011) - 888households - 68.0%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Bhir Gaon PIN code and other codes Bhir Gaon falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBishawnath - Census village code286647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhir Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)80 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)3 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 Bhir Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bhir Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Biswanath - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Biswanath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Bhir Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea and sugarcane**. About 100% of the 342 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 Bhir Gaon Of every 100 households in Bhir Gaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bhir Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **29% Toilet within the home ****66%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **48% Tap water ****19%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****58%** **31% Television ****28%** **20% Mobile phone ****22%** **32% Computer with internet ****11%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **83% 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 Bhir Gaon? ■ Bhir Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105** **969 Working population ****34.7%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 529 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (6%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 698 (46%) · **■** Marginal 153 (10%) 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 Biswanath - Niz-Baghmara5,725 people - Baghmari T.E. 399/4024,426 people - Koch Gaon4,375 people - Barpukhuri T.E.4,215 people - Kamar Gaon3,530 people - Joypur3,362 people - Ara Bari3,237 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhir Gaon from Tezpur?80 km by road - What is the population of Bhir Gaon?4,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhir Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bhir Gaon?68.0% (Census 2011)