# Mekahiguri Village, Chabua, Dibrugarh (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Chabua, Dibrugarh 

# Mekahiguri

Mekahiguri is a village in Chabua sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 26 households**, the 114th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 140people (2011)
- 26households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,154females per 1,000 males

## Mekahiguri PIN code and other codes

Mekahiguri falls in Chabua sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRahmaria
- Community development blockLahoal
- Census village code291385

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mekahiguri from nearby towns?

- Chabua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dibrugarh (district HQ)37 km by road
- Chabua (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 Mekahiguri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhartichuk
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hatkhola Bangali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hatkhola Bangali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Mekahiguri known for?

About 80% of the 212 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 Mekahiguri

Of every 100 households in Mekahiguri in 2011, 19 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mekahiguri · ■ Chabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****35%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**20%

Own their home ****85%**

**68%

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 Mekahiguri?

■ Mekahiguri · ■ Chabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**963

Working population ****42.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 50.0% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Chabua

- Gereki Nepali244 people
- Miri Hulla211 people
- Sarupathar Gaon192 people
- Thanaichuk179 people
- Kasuwani Gaon126 people
- Muluk Gaon113 people
- Mohabir Bari96 people
- Simal Chapori89 people

[All 123 villages in Chabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/chabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mekahiguri from Dibrugarh?37 km by road
- What is the population of Mekahiguri?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekahiguri in?Dibrugarh district (Chabua sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Mekahiguri?66.1% (Census 2011)