# Merja Terang Village, Diphu, Karbi Anglong (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Diphu, Karbi Anglong 

# Merja Terang

Merja Terang is a village in Diphu sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **46 people in 7 households**, the 722nd largest of 805 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 46people (2011)
- 7households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Merja Terang PIN code and other codes

Merja Terang falls in Diphu sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockBokajan
- Census village code296160

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

## How far is Merja Terang from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bokajan (nearest town)15 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 Merja Terang?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Merja Terang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Hidipi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokajan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Diphu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diphu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Merja Terang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Merja Terang

Of every 100 households in Merja Terang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merja Terang · ■ Diphu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Merja Terang?

■ Merja Terang · ■ Diphu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**947

Working population ****41.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 45% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (42%)

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 Diphu

- Hanse Nala47 people
- Habe Timung46 people
- Kakau Basti46 people
- Khejur Bagan46 people
- Shonapur46 people
- Lunse Kro45 people
- P. Songjam45 people
- Sadhu Khuli45 people

[All 872 villages in Diphu](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/diphu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merja Terang from Diphu?60 km by road
- What is the population of Merja Terang?46 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merja Terang in?Karbi Anglong district (Diphu sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Merja Terang?57.6% (Census 2011)