Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Meghna Pt I Meghna Pt I is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 560 people in 128 households, the 132nd largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 560 people (2011) - 128 households - 83.4% literacy - 944 females per 1,000 males ## Meghna Pt I PIN code and other codes Meghna Pt I falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development block South Karimganj - Census village code 300345 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Meghna Pt I from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ) 25 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Meghna Pt I? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Meghna Pt I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kaliganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karimganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karimganj - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Meghna Pt I known for? The main crops are rice. About 96% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Meghna Pt I Of every 100 households in Meghna Pt I in 2011, 0 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meghna Pt I · ■ Nilambazar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 19% - Toilet within the home 99% 93% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 5% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 2% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 17% 29% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 25% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 72% 49% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Meghna Pt I? ■ Meghna Pt I · ■ Nilambazar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.4% 75.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 970 - Working population 48.8% 31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 77.9% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 64 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (12%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 118 (43%) · ■ Marginal 58 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilambazar - Meda Pt II 615 people - Ghugrakona Pt II 609 people - Kaysthagram Pt III 590 people - Keutkona Pt I 581 people - Brahmanshasan Pt I B-2 543 people - Khagkandi 516 people - Mauzkurichak 515 people - Maina Pt II 501 people All 180 villages in Nilambazar ## Quick answers - How far is Meghna Pt I from Karimganj? 25 km by road - What is the population of Meghna Pt I? 560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghna Pt I in? Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Meghna Pt I? 83.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/meghna-pt-i/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.