# Maran Gaon Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/maran-gaon/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Maran Gaon Maran Gaon is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,859 people in 581 households**, the 11th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 2,859people (2011) - 581households - 79.5%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Maran Gaon PIN code and other codes Maran Gaon falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBehali - Census village code286838 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maran Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)97 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)22 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 Maran Gaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Maran Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahbari - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barkhatiabari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Maran Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and potato**. About 100% of the 303 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 Maran Gaon Of every 100 households in Maran Gaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Maran Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **29% Toilet within the home ****84%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **48% Tap water ****4%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **90% Use banking services ****64%** **31% Television ****45%** **20% Mobile phone ****60%** **32% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **20% Own their home ****83%** **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 Maran Gaon? ■ Maran Gaon · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **969 Working population ****33.8%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 49 (5%) · **■** Other work 718 (74%) · **■** Marginal 156 (16%) 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 - Joypur3,362 people - Ara Bari3,237 people - Papari Guri2,957 people - Gar Bhitar2,898 people - Brahmaputra Chapari2,853 people - Biswanath Town2,792 people - No.2 Barjarani2,720 people - Sadharu Ghop S.P.P 1/32,645 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maran Gaon from Tezpur?97 km by road - What is the population of Maran Gaon?2,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maran Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Maran Gaon?79.5% (Census 2011)