# Merbil Dighali Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur 

# Merbil Dighali

Merbil Dighali is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 46 households**, the 145th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 258people (2011)
- 46households
- 84.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Merbil Dighali PIN code and other codes

Merbil Dighali falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatHarmoty
- Community development blockKarunabari
- Census village code287635

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

## How far is Merbil Dighali from nearby towns?

- Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bihpuria (nearest town)20 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 Merbil Dighali?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · 5 No. Patta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pathali Pahar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhimpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Merbil Dighali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Merbil Dighali

Of every 100 households in Merbil Dighali in 2011, 11 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merbil Dighali · ■ Bihpuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Merbil Dighali?

■ Merbil Dighali · ■ Bihpuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****520**

**965

Working population ****19.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 82.3% for women. 35% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 45 (92%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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

- Meragharia295 people
- Dhekiajuli Ahom289 people
- Pachoni Bagori266 people
- Japjup264 people
- Parbatipur No.1243 people
- Padumoni239 people
- Kaniajan No.2238 people
- Gosaipathar No.1226 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Merbil Dighali from North Lakhimpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Merbil Dighali?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merbil Dighali in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Merbil Dighali?84.5% (Census 2011)