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{{Short description|Village in Assam, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Maral gaon
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Maral Gaon.jpg
| caption = A road in Maral Gaon
| image_alt = An image of a road in Maral Gaon
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.74|N|93.18|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = Assam
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Biswanath district
| subdivision_type3 = Sub-Division
| subdivision_name3 = Biswanath
| government_type = Panchayat
| governing_body = Burigang Erabari Gram Panchayat
| population_total = 1,592 <ref name="census2011">{{Cite web |title=PCA(Town Village): Primary census abstract at town, village and ward level |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823073327/https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |archive-date=23 August 2024 |access-date=23 August 2024 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +5.30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 784176
}}
Maral gaon is a [[village]] in the [[Biswanath district]]{{Efn|Sonitpur district was bifurcated to Sonitpur and Biswanath district in 2016.}} of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Assam]].<ref name="distform">{{cite web |title=Notification of new districts Majuli, Hojai, West karbi Anglong, Charaideo, South Salmara Mankachar and Biswanth |url=https://dlrs.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/dlr_revenue_uneecopscloud_com_oid_67/menu/document/notification_of_new_districts_majuli_hojai_west_karbi_anglong_charaideo_south_salmara_mankachar_and_biswanth.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201173721/https://dlrs.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/dlr_revenue_uneecopscloud_com_oid_67/menu/document/notification_of_new_districts_majuli_hojai_west_karbi_anglong_charaideo_south_salmara_mankachar_and_biswanth.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2024 |access-date= |website=Government Of Assam, Revenue & Disaster Management(Directorate of Land Records)}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Detail Report of Biswanath District(Assam) |url=https://lgdirectory.gov.in/districtWiseDetailReport.do |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824164734/https://lgdirectory.gov.in/districtWiseDetailReport.do |archive-date=24 August 2024 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=Local Government Directory {{!}} Government of India }}</ref> It is one of 392 villages within the Biswanath subdivision<ref name=":0" /> and covers an area of 333 [[hectare]]s. 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|Gram Panchayat]], which is a part of the Biswanath [[Panchayat samiti|Anchalik Panchayat]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2024 |title=Biswanath District |url=https://pnrd.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/pnrd_uneecopscloud_com_oid_9/menu/document/biswanath_district.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214104236/https://pnrd.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/pnrd_uneecopscloud_com_oid_9/menu/document/biswanath_district.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2024 |access-date=14 December 2024 |website=Government Of Assam {{!}} Panchayat & Rural Development}}</ref>

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

The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations accounted for approximately 57.4% and 0.8% of the total population, respectively.<ref name="census2011" />

== Geography ==
It is geographically located at {{Coord|26.74|N|93.18|E}}. The village covers a total area of 333 hectares. The Permanent Location Code Number (PLCN) assigned to Maral Gaon by the [[2001 census of India|2001]] and 2011 Censuses are 01190400 and 286642, respectively.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Sonitpur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/242/download/618/DH_2011_1807_PART_A_DCHB_SONITPUR.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820143937/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/242/download/618/DH_2011_1807_PART_A_DCHB_SONITPUR.pdf |archive-date=20 August 2024 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
* [[Biswanath Chariali]]
* [[Gelapukhuri]]
* [[Gohpur]]
* [[Sonitpur district]]
* [[Tezpur]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Biswanath district]]

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