# Meghna Pt III Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/meghna-pt-iii/ Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Meghna Pt III Meghna Pt III is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 257 households**, the 72nd largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 1,412people (2011) - 257households - 67.0%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Meghna Pt III PIN code and other codes Meghna Pt III falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development blockSouth Karimganj - Census village code300347 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meghna Pt III 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Meghna Pt III? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Meghna Pt III; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Meghna Pt III known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 97% of the 267 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 Meghna Pt III Of every 100 households in Meghna Pt III in 2011, 4 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meghna Pt III · ■ Nilambazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **19% Toilet within the home ****100%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****4%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****7%** **29% Television ****0%** **7% Mobile phone ****21%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **49% 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 Meghna Pt III? ■ Meghna Pt III · ■ Nilambazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **970 Working population ****33.5%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 63.5% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 188 (40%) · **■** Marginal 204 (43%) 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 Nilambazar - Khagail Pt I1,470 people - Khudrakandi1,460 people - Singaria Pt III1,459 people - Serpur Pt I1,436 people - Rampasha Pt II1,410 people - Ghugrakona Pt I1,379 people - Meghna Pt II1,340 people - Saidpur1,335 people [All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Meghna Pt III from Karimganj?25 km by road - What is the population of Meghna Pt III?1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghna Pt III in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Meghna Pt III?67.0% (Census 2011)