Maral gaon

Maral gaon
Village
A road in Maral Gaon
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Coordinates: 26°44′N93°11′E / 26.74°N 93.18°E / 26.74; 93.18
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Biswanath district
Sub-Division	Biswanath
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Burigang Erabari Gram Panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,592 [1]
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN	784176

Maral gaon is a village in the Biswanath district ^[a] of the Indian state of Assam. ^{[2] [3]} It is one of 392 villages within the Biswanath subdivision ^[3] and covers an area of 333 hectares. The 2011 Census of India indicated that a significant proportion of the village's population belongs to the Scheduled Caste category. Administratively, Maral Gaon falls under the jurisdiction of the Burigang Erabari Gram Panchayat, which is a part of the Biswanath Anchalik Panchayat. ^[4]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had a population of 1,592, with a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. The literacy rate of the village was 82.85%. There were 341 households in the village.

The Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations accounted for approximately 57.4% and 0.8% of the total population, respectively. ^[1]

Geography

It is geographically located at 26°44′N93°11′E / 26.74°N 93.18°E / 26.74; 93.18 . The village covers a total area of 333 hectares. The Permanent Location Code Number (PLCN) assigned to Maral Gaon by the 2001 and 2011 Censuses are 01190400 and 286642, respectively. ^[5]

Governance

Maral Gaon is governed by the Burigang Erabari Gram Panchayat, which itself falls under the Biswanath Anchalik Panchayat. The village belongs to the Biswanath sub-district of the Biswanath district. ^[3]

See also

• Biswanath Chariali
• Gelapukhuri
• Gohpur
• Sonitpur district
• Tezpur

Notes

1. Sonitpur district was bifurcated to Sonitpur and Biswanath district in 2016.

References

1. "PCA(Town Village): Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. "Notification of new districts Majuli, Hojai, West karbi Anglong, Charaideo, South Salmara Mankachar and Biswanth" (PDF). Government Of Assam, Revenue & Disaster Management(Directorate of Land Records). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2024.
3. "Detail Report of Biswanath District(Assam)". Local Government Directory | Government of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
4. "Biswanath District" (PDF). Government Of Assam | Panchayat & Rural Development. 15 October 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
5. "District Census Handbook: Sonitpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2024.