Village · Balijana, Goalpara # Mechelkhowa Mechelkhowa is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,327 people in 254 households, the 46th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,327 people (2011) - 254 households - 83.3% literacy - 888 females per 1,000 males ## Mechelkhowa PIN code and other codes Mechelkhowa falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Maselkhuwa - Community development block Krishnai - Census village code 282228 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mechelkhowa from nearby towns? - Balijana (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ) 37 km by road - Goalpara (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mechelkhowa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mechelkhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Krishnai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Goalpara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Goalpara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mechelkhowa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 18% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mechelkhowa Of every 100 households in Mechelkhowa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mechelkhowa · ■ Balijana rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 39% - Toilet within the home 93% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 30% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 26% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 24% 24% - Television 32% 18% - Mobile phone 40% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 14% 23% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mechelkhowa? ■ Mechelkhowa · ■ Balijana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 70.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 958 - Working population 58.9% 37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 79.5% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 258 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 349 (45%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 79 (10%) · ■ Marginal 84 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balijana - Goraimari 1,376 people - Soulmari 1,376 people - Kangair Pubpar 1,343 people - Phakritari 1,343 people - Deauli 1,299 people - Gendabari 1,295 people - Nun Khawa Pt-II 1,291 people - Kurowa Bhasa 1,287 people All 220 villages in Balijana ## Quick answers - How far is Mechelkhowa from Goalpara? 37 km by road - What is the population of Mechelkhowa? 1,327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mechelkhowa in? Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Mechelkhowa? 83.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/mechelkhowa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.