# Meragharia Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur 

# Meragharia

Meragharia is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 58 households**, the 141st largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 295people (2011)
- 58households
- 92.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Meragharia PIN code and other codes

Meragharia falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDhakhin Gaon
- Community development blockKarunabari
- Census village code287656

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

## How far is Meragharia from nearby towns?

- Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bihpuria (nearest town)13 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 Meragharia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Meragharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laluk
- ○Degree college5–10 km · No.2 Karunabari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Meragharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and cabbage**. About 80% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Meragharia

Of every 100 households in Meragharia in 2011, 31 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Meragharia · ■ Bihpuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Meragharia?

■ Meragharia · ■ Bihpuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**965

Working population ****26.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 86.1% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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 Bihpuria

- Dhekiajuli No.1323 people
- Dhekiajuli Joriguri321 people
- Tunijan No.1320 people
- Bihpuria Gaon316 people
- Dhekiajuli Ahom289 people
- Pachoni Bagori266 people
- Japjup264 people
- Merbil Dighali258 people

[All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meragharia from North Lakhimpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Meragharia?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meragharia in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Meragharia?92.8% (Census 2011)