# Salaikhati Mikir Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Salaikhati Mikir

Salaikhati Mikir is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **482 people in 93 households**, the 237th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 482people (2011)
- 93households
- 52.8%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Salaikhati Mikir PIN code and other codes

Salaikhati Mikir falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockSakomatha
- Census village code286635

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

## How far is Salaikhati Mikir from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)36 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 Salaikhati Mikir?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Salaikhati Mikir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biswanath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biswanath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Salaikhati Mikir known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Salaikhati Mikir

Of every 100 households in Salaikhati Mikir in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salaikhati Mikir · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**38%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Salaikhati Mikir?

■ Salaikhati Mikir · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219**

**969

Working population ****28.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 110 (79%) · **■** Marginal 29 (21%)

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

- Ranga Jan490 people
- Niz-Behali488 people
- No.2 Ketela Gaon488 people
- Singi Bil485 people
- Mijikajan T.E. S.P.P. No.1478 people
- Mahalakhi476 people
- Barajuli T.E. 3/51473 people
- Jamuani473 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Salaikhati Mikir from Tezpur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Salaikhati Mikir?482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salaikhati Mikir in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Salaikhati Mikir?52.8% (Census 2011)