# Meda Gaon Village, Barnagar, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/meda-gaon/ Village · Barnagar, Barpeta # Meda Gaon Meda Gaon is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam, PIN code **781317**. The 2011 Census counted **2,098 people in 485 households**, the 31st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%. - 2,098people (2011) - 485households - 78.2%literacy - 781317PIN code ## Meda Gaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meda Gaon is 781317.** Meda Gaon falls in Barnagar sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - PIN code781317 - Gram panchayatMeda - Community development blockChakchaka - Census village code282674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meda Gaon from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)34 km by road - Sarbhog Tc (nearest town)4 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 Meda Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Meda Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorbhog - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorbhog - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Meda Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 239 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 Meda Gaon Of every 100 households in Meda Gaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meda Gaon · ■ Barnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **27% Toilet within the home ****76%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **88% Use banking services ****67%** **36% Television ****38%** **17% Mobile phone ****61%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Meda Gaon? ■ Meda Gaon · ■ Barnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **66.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **956 Working population ****45.3%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 70.5% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 194 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 269 (28%) · **■** Marginal 402 (42%) 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 Barnagar - Kamar Gaon2,250 people - Uttar Sabakamar2,189 people - Pora Gaon2,160 people - Jaisihati2,156 people - Jamadarbari Gaon1,936 people - Khata Kuchi1,919 people - Bare Gaon1,914 people - Fewra Khowa1,900 people [All 93 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meda Gaon?781317 - How far is Meda Gaon from Barpeta?34 km by road - What is the population of Meda Gaon?2,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meda Gaon in?Barpeta district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Meda Gaon?78.2% (Census 2011)