Village · Doboka, Nagaon # Bandar Mela Bandar Mela is a village in Doboka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,388 people in 254 households, the 90th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 1,388 people (2011) - 254 households - 81.0% literacy - 963 females per 1,000 males ## Bandar Mela PIN code and other codes Bandar Mela falls in Doboka sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Charing - Community development block Binnakandi - Census village code 285284 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandar Mela from nearby towns? - Nagaon (district HQ) 45 km by road - Hojai (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandar Mela? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bandar Mela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service 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 · Murajhan - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Murajhan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nagaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 17 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bandar Mela known for? The main crops are paddy. About 68% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandar Mela Of every 100 households in Bandar Mela in 2011, 35 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bandar Mela · ■ Doboka rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 21% - Toilet within the home 96% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 8% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 76% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 36% 24% - Television 8% 7% - Mobile phone 79% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 9% 25% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandar Mela? ■ Bandar Mela · ■ Doboka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 71.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 951 955 - Working population 26.5% 30.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 110 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 94 (26%) · ■ Household industry 15 (4%) · ■ Other work 131 (36%) · ■ Marginal 18 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Doboka - Pub-Rawarpar 1,530 people - Changmaji Mikir Pather 1,513 people - Uttar Bandarmela 1,473 people - Parakhowa 1,421 people - Jamuna Moudenga 1,225 people - Ambari F.V 1,175 people - Mikir Para 1,130 people - Udmari Forest 1,093 people All 113 villages in Doboka ## Quick answers - How far is Bandar Mela from Nagaon? 45 km by road - What is the population of Bandar Mela? 1,388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandar Mela in? Nagaon district (Doboka sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bandar Mela? 81.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/doboka/bandar-mela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.