# Merbandha Gaon Village, Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh (Assam)

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Village · Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh 

# Merbandha Gaon

Merbandha Gaon is a village in Naharkatiya sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 123 households**, the 83rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 636people (2011)
- 123households
- 83.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Merbandha Gaon PIN code and other codes

Merbandha Gaon falls in Naharkatiya sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDighal
- Community development blockJoypur
- Census village code292288

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

## How far is Merbandha Gaon from nearby towns?

- Naharkatiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dibrugarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Naharkatiya (nearest town)12 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 Merbandha Gaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Merbandha Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanwarigaonj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Duliajan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 Merbandha Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 21 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 Merbandha Gaon

Of every 100 households in Merbandha Gaon in 2011, 6 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merbandha Gaon · ■ Naharkatiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****5%**

**41%

Television ****6%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**77%

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 Merbandha Gaon?

■ Merbandha Gaon · ■ Naharkatiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**977

Working population ****58.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 188 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (16%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 118 (32%)

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 Naharkatiya

- Hajua Pathar656 people
- Naga Gaon650 people
- Ghurania No.2645 people
- Halowa638 people
- Balijan No.1635 people
- Chengelijan634 people
- Naharani Block No.1624 people
- Tingrai Doom Gaon No.1619 people

[All 185 villages in Naharkatiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merbandha Gaon from Dibrugarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Merbandha Gaon?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merbandha Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Naharkatiya sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Merbandha Gaon?83.8% (Census 2011)