# Mekheli Gaon Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/mekheli-gaon/ Village · Majuli, Jorhat # Mekheli Gaon Mekheli Gaon is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 218 households**, the 60th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 985people (2011) - 218households - 89.3%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Mekheli Gaon PIN code and other codes Mekheli Gaon falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatRowanapan - Community development blockMajuli - Census village code293445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekheli Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (district HQ)42 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)42 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 Mekheli Gaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mekheli Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Mekheli Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 319 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 Mekheli Gaon Of every 100 households in Mekheli Gaon in 2011, 55 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Mekheli Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **22% Toilet within the home ****79%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **60% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **84% Use banking services ****66%** **34% Television ****35%** **16% Mobile phone ****66%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Mekheli Gaon? ■ Mekheli Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767** **948 Working population ****50.5%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 83.0% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 107 (22%) · **■** Marginal 203 (41%) 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 Majuli - Polongani1,022 people - Kachari Gaon1,014 people - Borbeel Bebejia1,001 people - Karki Chuk Lahon Gaon988 people - Dhowachala Gaon976 people - Juguni Dhari968 people - Kamjan Alengi965 people - Gayan Chuk953 people [All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mekheli Gaon from Jorhat?42 km by road - What is the population of Mekheli Gaon?985 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekheli Gaon in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Mekheli Gaon?89.3% (Census 2011)