# Meruattari Village, Barkhetri, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/meruattari/ Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari # Meruattari Meruattari is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 318 households**, the 30th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,803people (2011) - 318households - 64.3%literacy - 1,028females per 1,000 males ## Meruattari PIN code and other codes Meruattari falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMukalmuay - Community development blockBarkhetri - Census village code303778 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meruattari from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ)24 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town)24 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 Meruattari? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Meruattari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mukalmua - ○Degree college10+ km - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Meruattari known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and chilly**. About 28% of the 173 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 Meruattari Of every 100 households in Meruattari in 2011, 53 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Meruattari · ■ Barkhetri rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **19% Toilet within the home ****99%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **41% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****24%** **30% Television ****21%** **12% Mobile phone ****45%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Meruattari? ■ Meruattari · ■ Barkhetri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172** **971 Working population ****25.3%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 300 (66%) · **■** Marginal 32 (7%) 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 Barkhetri - Sungarbari2,147 people - No.1.Larkuchi2,144 people - Lawtola2,111 people - Khudra Chinadi1,994 people - Howlighat1,784 people - No.2.Narua1,750 people - No.1.Kekan Kuchi1,684 people - No.2.Kaplabari1,676 people [All 124 villages in Barkhetri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Meruattari from Nalbari?24 km by road - What is the population of Meruattari?1,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meruattari in?Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Meruattari?64.3% (Census 2011)