# Metekani Gaon Village, Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/metekani-gaon/ Village · Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh # Metekani Gaon Metekani Gaon is a village in Dibrugarh West sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 167 households**, the 64th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 835people (2011) - 167households - 55.0%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Metekani Gaon PIN code and other codes Metekani Gaon falls in Dibrugarh West sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockBarbaruah - Census village code291128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Metekani Gaon from nearby towns? - Dibrugarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)25 km by road - Dibrugarh (nearest town)25 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 Metekani Gaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Metekani Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Lazai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dibrugarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barbaruah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Metekani Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. Products made here include gamocha. About 94% of the 93 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 Metekani Gaon Of every 100 households in Metekani Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Metekani Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **48% Toilet within the home ****18%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **25% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **74% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****12%** **46% Mobile phone ****13%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **6% None of these assets ****39%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **85% 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 Metekani Gaon? ■ Metekani Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **944 Working population ****51.5%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (13%) · **■** Marginal 114 (27%) 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 Dibrugarh West - Bordoibam Gaon851 people - Bali Gaon843 people - Bora Bogpara T.E.8/185 Orr Grant840 people - Modhupur Thakera Pukhuri F.V.836 people - Kamakhya Gaon829 people - Patra Gaon818 people - Koliani No.Gaon795 people - Dainijan Gaon774 people [All 187 villages in Dibrugarh West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Metekani Gaon from Dibrugarh?25 km by road - What is the population of Metekani Gaon?835 (Census 2011) - Which district is Metekani Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Dibrugarh West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Metekani Gaon?55.0% (Census 2011)