Village · Sissibargaon, Dhemaji
# Mechu Asomia

Mechu Asomia is a village in Sissibargaon sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 523 people in 114 households, the 154th largest of 374 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.
- 523 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 909 females per 1,000 males

## Mechu Asomia PIN code and other codes

Mechu Asomia falls in Sissibargaon sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Sissibargaon
- Community development block Sissiborgaon
- Census village code 288928

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mechu Asomia from nearby towns?
- Sissibargaon (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Dhemaji (district HQ) 23 km by road
- Silapathar (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mechu Asomia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mechu Asomia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sissibargaon
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Silapathar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mechu Asomia known for?

About 91% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mechu Asomia

Of every 100 households in Mechu Asomia in 2011, 51 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mechu Asomia · ■ Sissibargaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 16%
- Toilet within the home 74% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 26% 60%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 70% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 44% 29%
- Television 40% 14%
- Mobile phone 76% 33%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 19%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mechu Asomia?

■ Mechu Asomia · ■ Sissibargaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 68.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 744 964
- Working population 58.9% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 70.5% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 193 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 13 (4%) · ■ Other work 54 (18%) · ■ Marginal 43 (14%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sissibargaon
- Dimow Dem Gaon 539 people
- No.3 Ramya Pur 529 people
- Batua Miri 526 people
- No.2 Bulakata 525 people
- Pamua Gaon 522 people
- Nalani Chuk 519 people
- Majarbari Kachari 511 people
- Barati Gaon 510 people

All 395 villages in Sissibargaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Mechu Asomia from Dhemaji? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Mechu Asomia? 523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechu Asomia in? Dhemaji district (Sissibargaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Mechu Asomia? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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