# Maral Gaon Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/maral-gaon/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Maral Gaon Maral Gaon is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 341 households**, the 60th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,592people (2011) - 341households - 91.7%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Maral Gaon PIN code and other codes Maral Gaon falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBishawnath - Census village code286642 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maral Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)80 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)5 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 Maral Gaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Maral Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Maral Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and potato**. About 100% of the 333 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 Maral Gaon Of every 100 households in Maral Gaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Maral Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **29% Toilet within the home ****92%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **48% Tap water ****61%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **90% Use banking services ****60%** **31% Television ****48%** **20% Mobile phone ****69%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Maral Gaon? ■ Maral Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186** **969 Working population ****30.9%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 89.2% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 206 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (49%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%) 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 Pukhuri1,655 people - Balu Danga1,635 people - Gare Hagi1,616 people - Pabhoi T.E. 7/21,603 people - Ratowa Pathar1,587 people - Tarajuli1,587 people - Samur Juli1,569 people - Bargang T.E. 59/1171,561 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maral Gaon from Tezpur?80 km by road - What is the population of Maral Gaon?1,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maral Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Maral Gaon?91.7% (Census 2011)