# Merua Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/merua-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Merua Grant Merua Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam, PIN code **788005**. The 2011 Census counted **2,611 people in 553 households**, the 47th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,611people (2011) - 553households - 66.0%literacy - 788005PIN code ## Merua Grant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merua Grant is 788005.** Merua Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - PIN code788005 - Gram panchayatKathal G.P - Community development blockTapang - Census village code299282 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merua Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)400 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)2 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)10 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 Merua Grant? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Merua Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silchar - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Merua Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 19% of the 713 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 Merua Grant Of every 100 households in Merua Grant in 2011, 18 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merua Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **30% Toilet within the home ****77%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **20% Tap water ****21%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****12%** **37% Television ****14%** **21% Mobile phone ****12%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Merua Grant? ■ Merua Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **965 Working population ****33.7%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 407 (46%) · **■** Marginal 306 (35%) 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 Silchar - Bhairab Nagar2,703 people - Rakhal Khaler Par Pt I2,682 people - Niz-Joynagar2,671 people - Niz-Borkhola Pt II2,668 people - Jaifarpur2,520 people - Krishna Pur2,429 people - Menipur Pt II2,412 people - Berenga Pt I2,372 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merua Grant?788005 - How far is Merua Grant from Silchar?2 km by road - What is the population of Merua Grant?2,611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merua Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Merua Grant?66.0% (Census 2011)