Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur # 78/81 Merbil 78/81 Merbil is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 821 people in 157 households, the 82nd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 821 people (2011) - 157 households - 83.9% literacy - 870 females per 1,000 males ## 78/81 Merbil PIN code and other codes 78/81 Merbil falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Harmoty - Community development block Karunabari - Census village code 287612 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is 78/81 Merbil from nearby towns? - Bihpuria (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 37 km by road - Bihpuria (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in 78/81 Merbil? 9 services counted by the Census are inside 78/81 Merbil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · 5 No. Patta - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pathali Pahar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lakhimpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 19 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is 78/81 Merbil known for? The main crops are paddy and vegetable. About 61% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in 78/81 Merbil Of every 100 households in 78/81 Merbil in 2011, 32 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ 78/81 Merbil · ■ Bihpuria rural average - Electricity for lighting 32% 26% - Toilet within the home 43% 70% - No toilet (open defecation) 57% 28% - Tap water 3% 3% - Drinking water within premises 71% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 89% - Use banking services 51% 46% - Television 24% 19% - Mobile phone 62% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 6% 2% - None of these assets 12% 21% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of 78/81 Merbil? ■ 78/81 Merbil · ■ Bihpuria rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 74.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 965 - Working population 42.9% 38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 78.7% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 218 (62%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 17 (5%) · ■ Marginal 109 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bihpuria - Thikajan Gaon 906 people - Tinthengia 897 people - Gabharu Tunijan 859 people - Bishrampur 829 people - Dhekiajuli No.2 796 people - Dahghoria P.G.R N.C. 789 people - Kachikata Bagan Grant 782 people - Jokai Paluwa No.1 753 people All 173 villages in Bihpuria ## Quick answers - How far is 78/81 Merbil from North Lakhimpur? 37 km by road - What is the population of 78/81 Merbil? 821 (Census 2011) - Which district is 78/81 Merbil in? Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of 78/81 Merbil? 83.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/78-81-merbil/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.