# Mahalakhi Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Mahalakhi

Mahalakhi is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 100 households**, the 239th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 476people (2011)
- 100households
- 50.0%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Mahalakhi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSakomatha
- Census village code286574

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

## How far is Mahalakhi from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)20 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 Mahalakhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalakhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●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 stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Mahalakhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tea**. About 4% of the 151 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 Mahalakhi

Of every 100 households in Mahalakhi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahalakhi · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**48%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**31%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**20%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Mahalakhi?

■ Mahalakhi · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**969

Working population ****37.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 37.6% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (54%) · **■** Marginal 45 (25%)

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

- No.2 Ketela Gaon488 people
- Singi Bil485 people
- Salaikhati Mikir482 people
- Mijikajan T.E. S.P.P. No.1478 people
- Barajuli T.E. 3/51473 people
- Jamuani473 people
- Behali Mikir463 people
- Rowmari462 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahalakhi from Tezpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Mahalakhi?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahalakhi in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Mahalakhi?50.0% (Census 2011)