# Meleka Dhing Village, Dhing, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhing, Nagaon 

# Meleka Dhing

Meleka Dhing is a village in Dhing sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code **782124**. The 2011 Census counted **5,251 people in 985 households**, the 8th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 5,251people (2011)
- 985households
- 58.2%literacy
- 782124PIN code

## Meleka Dhing PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meleka Dhing is 782124.** Meleka Dhing falls in Dhing sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam.

- PIN code782124
- Community development blockJuria
- Census village code284641

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

## How far is Meleka Dhing from nearby towns?

- Nagaon (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhing (nearest town)8 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 Meleka Dhing?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Meleka Dhing; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhing
- ○Degree college10+ km · Singari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Meleka Dhing known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 87% of the 214 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 Meleka Dhing

Of every 100 households in Meleka Dhing in 2011, 13 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meleka Dhing · ■ Dhing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**23%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**23%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Meleka Dhing?

■ Meleka Dhing · ■ Dhing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**950

Working population ****25.7%**

**28.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 440 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 319 (24%) · **■** Marginal 248 (18%)

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 Dhing

- Gayan Gaon5,472 people
- Bechamari5,405 people
- Langia Gaon5,373 people
- Panbari Satra5,295 people
- Bher Bheri5,201 people
- Jaramari5,187 people
- Tuk-Tuki5,107 people
- Amlakhi Gaon5,063 people

[All 101 villages in Dhing](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/dhing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meleka Dhing?782124
- How far is Meleka Dhing from Nagaon?30 km by road
- What is the population of Meleka Dhing?5,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meleka Dhing in?Nagaon district (Dhing sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Meleka Dhing?58.2% (Census 2011)
