# Mukhar Garh Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/mukhar-garh/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Mukhar Garh Mukhar Garh is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 387 households**, the 44th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,803people (2011) - 387households - 48.4%literacy - 1,061females per 1,000 males ## Mukhar Garh PIN code and other codes Mukhar Garh falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBishawnath - Census village code286662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mukhar Garh from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)7 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)7 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 Mukhar Garh? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mukhar Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Chatia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Biswanath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Mukhar Garh known for? The main crops are **tea leaves, rice and jute**. About 8% of the 95 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 Mukhar Garh Of every 100 households in Mukhar Garh in 2011, 7 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mukhar Garh · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **29% Toilet within the home ****71%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **48% Tap water ****72%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****21%** **31% Television ****6%** **20% Mobile phone ****12%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **20% Own their home ****81%** **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 Mukhar Garh? ■ Mukhar Garh · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121** **969 Working population ****41.1%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.0% for men and 39.2% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 543 (73%) · **■** Marginal 90 (12%) 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 - Barjarani Bangali1,876 people - Gowal Toli1,859 people - No.3 Komalia1,826 people - Uttar Jinjia1,806 people - Bihmari F.V.1,799 people - Pub Jinjia1,779 people - Dhali Kherbari1,765 people - Nilpur T.E. 255/4201,763 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mukhar Garh from Tezpur?7 km by road - What is the population of Mukhar Garh?1,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mukhar Garh in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Mukhar Garh?48.4% (Census 2011)