# Methon Chowa Gohain Village, Nazira, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/methon-chowa-gohain/ Village · Nazira, Sivasagar # Methon Chowa Gohain Methon Chowa Gohain is a village in Nazira sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam, PIN code **785685**. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 58 households**, the 113th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 246people (2011) - 58households - 94.2%literacy - 785685PIN code ## Methon Chowa Gohain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Methon Chowa Gohain is 785685.** Methon Chowa Gohain falls in Nazira sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - PIN code785685 - Gram panchayatBarbaruah - Community development blockNazira - Census village code292869 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Methon Chowa Gohain from nearby towns? - Nazira (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Nazira (nearest town)3 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 Methon Chowa Gohain? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Methon Chowa Gohain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gohain Handique - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Satsai Grant - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nazira - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chuladhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Methon Chowa Gohain known for? The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and betel nut**. About 96% of the 205 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 Methon Chowa Gohain Of every 100 households in Methon Chowa Gohain in 2011, 66 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Methon Chowa Gohain · ■ Nazira rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **55% Toilet within the home ****100%** **69% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **29% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **81% Use banking services ****84%** **46% Television ****79%** **42% Mobile phone ****75%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****61%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **19% Own their home ****96%** **80% 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 Methon Chowa Gohain? ■ Methon Chowa Gohain · ■ Nazira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **954 Working population ****31.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 99.1% for men and 89.1% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 64 (83%) · **■** Marginal 9 (12%) 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 Nazira - Atkhal Grant No.I298 people - Gochai Kolakhat264 people - Khula Khowa Pothar257 people - Likson247 people - Bhabachuk Gaon230 people - Kujibali Habi212 people - Labang209 people - Harkina Grant176 people [All 124 villages in Nazira](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Methon Chowa Gohain?785685 - How far is Methon Chowa Gohain from Sivasagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Methon Chowa Gohain?246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Methon Chowa Gohain in?Sivasagar district (Nazira sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Methon Chowa Gohain?94.2% (Census 2011)