# Bongaon Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Bongaon

Bongaon is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 150 households**, the 169th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 730people (2011)
- 150households
- 34.2%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Bongaon PIN code and other codes

Bongaon falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockSakomatha
- Census village code286925

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

## How far is Bongaon from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)103 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)33 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 Bongaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bongaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biswanath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biswanath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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 Bongaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bongaon

Of every 100 households in Bongaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bongaon · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bongaon?

■ Bongaon · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.2%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**969

Working population ****32.3%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 26.8% for women. 60% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Kamar Jan733 people
- Dhali T.E. 304/487732 people
- No.1 Dhali Dilisang732 people
- Kuhiar Bari Bongali731 people
- Na-Bazar729 people
- Pratap Ghar T.E. 126/225728 people
- Monabari 326/578724 people
- Bijuli Jarani723 people

[All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bongaon from Tezpur?103 km by road
- What is the population of Bongaon?730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongaon in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bongaon?34.2% (Census 2011)