# Merbil Grant No.5 Village, Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/merbil-grant-no-5/ Village · Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh # Merbil Grant No.5 Merbil Grant No.5 is a village in Naharkatiya sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 109 households**, the 105th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 518people (2011) - 109households - 92.7%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Merbil Grant No.5 PIN code and other codes Merbil Grant No.5 falls in Naharkatiya sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockJoypur - Census village code292258 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merbil Grant No.5 from nearby towns? - Naharkatiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)66 km by road - Naharkatiya (nearest town)7 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 Merbil Grant No.5? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Merbil Grant No.5; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Namrup - ○Degree college10+ km · Namrup - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dibrugarh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Merbil Grant No.5 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 41 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 Merbil Grant No.5 Of every 100 households in Merbil Grant No.5 in 2011, 82 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Merbil Grant No.5 · ■ Naharkatiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **45% Toilet within the home ****96%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **20% Tap water ****1%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **86% Use banking services ****54%** **41% Television ****52%** **31% Mobile phone ****55%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Merbil Grant No.5? ■ Merbil Grant No.5 · ■ Naharkatiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115** **977 Working population ****60.6%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 91.7% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 126 (40%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 165 (53%) 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 - Balijan No.3537 people - Nagaon Dhadumia537 people - Dighalia Gaon532 people - Khatowa Pathar Gaon518 people - Taratali Gaon518 people - Kakojan Habi Gaon509 people - Khatua508 people - Bamuni Bill No.1504 people [All 185 villages in Naharkatiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Merbil Grant No.5 from Dibrugarh?66 km by road - What is the population of Merbil Grant No.5?518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merbil Grant No.5 in?Dibrugarh district (Naharkatiya sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Merbil Grant No.5?92.7% (Census 2011)