# Mera Garh Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Mera Garh

Mera Garh is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 86 households**, the 136th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 405people (2011)
- 86households
- 82.0%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Mera Garh PIN code and other codes

Mera Garh falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBongaon
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293461

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

## How far is Mera Garh from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)40 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 Mera Garh?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mera Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Mera Garh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include textile. About 60% of the 166 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 Mera Garh

Of every 100 households in Mera Garh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mera Garh · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Mera Garh?

■ Mera Garh · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**948

Working population ****54.6%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.8% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (33%) · **■** Marginal 111 (50%)

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

- Bhuramora No.1443 people
- Phutuka Pathar429 people
- Molual Kaibartta Miri424 people
- Ujoni Serepai No.2408 people
- Mudoi Tanti402 people
- Ujoni Serepai No.1395 people
- Sakupara No.1394 people
- Deori Pam385 people

[All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mera Garh from Jorhat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mera Garh?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mera Garh in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Mera Garh?82.0% (Census 2011)