# Merkuchi Village, Barama, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barama/merkuchi/ Village · Barama, Baksa # Merkuchi Merkuchi is a village in Barama sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781346**. The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 276 households**, the 16th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 1,275people (2011) - 276households - 75.0%literacy - 781346PIN code ## Merkuchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merkuchi is 781346.** Merkuchi falls in Barama sub-district, Baksa district, Assam. - PIN code781346 - Gram panchayatBangalipara - Community development blockBarama - Census village code304450 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merkuchi from nearby towns? - Nalbari (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 Merkuchi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Merkuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangia - ○Degree college10+ km - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Merkuchi known for? The main crops are **paddy, potato and vegetable**. About 60% of the 156 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 Merkuchi Of every 100 households in Merkuchi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Merkuchi · ■ Barama rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **34% Toilet within the home ****55%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **89% Use banking services ****35%** **46% Television ****21%** **26% Mobile phone ****34%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Merkuchi? ■ Merkuchi · ■ Barama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149** **931 Working population ****58.4%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 70.5% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 520 (70%) · **■** Marginal 192 (26%) 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 Barama - Anandapur1,438 people - Tokankata1,387 people - Badulipara1,381 people - Silakuti1,321 people - Gelpajhar1,252 people - Debacharia1,196 people - Barimakha1,180 people - Gormara1,177 people [All 36 villages in Barama](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merkuchi?781346 - What is the population of Merkuchi?1,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merkuchi in?Baksa district (Barama sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Merkuchi?75.0% (Census 2011)