# Methonchowa Gaon Village, Nazira, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/methonchowa-gaon/ Village · Nazira, Sivasagar # Methonchowa Gaon Methonchowa Gaon is a village in Nazira sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam, PIN code **785685**. The 2011 Census counted **1,793 people in 391 households**, the 30th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 1,793people (2011) - 391households - 70.5%literacy - 785685PIN code ## Methonchowa Gaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Methonchowa Gaon is 785685.** Methonchowa Gaon falls in Nazira sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - PIN code785685 - Gram panchayatParchi Phukhan - Community development blockNazira - Census village code292858 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Methonchowa Gaon from nearby towns? - Nazira (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Nazira (nearest town)15 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 Methonchowa Gaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Methonchowa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satsai Grant - ○Degree college10+ km · Nazira - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chuladhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Methonchowa Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and betel nut**. About 67% of the 364 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 Methonchowa Gaon Of every 100 households in Methonchowa Gaon in 2011, 41 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Methonchowa Gaon · ■ Nazira rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **55% Toilet within the home ****55%** **69% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **29% Tap water ****21%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **81% Use banking services ****26%** **46% Television ****34%** **42% Mobile phone ****30%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****31%** **19% Own their home ****89%** **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 Methonchowa Gaon? ■ Methonchowa Gaon · ■ Nazira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **954 Working population ****39.7%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (22%) · **■** Marginal 434 (61%) 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.II2,018 people - Mout Gaon1,997 people - Nimaigorh Habi1,990 people - Mechagorh Gohain1,858 people - Kataki Bari1,790 people - Maduri Gohain1,782 people - Nirmolia Gaon1,764 people - Geleki Jungle1,720 people [All 124 villages in Nazira](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Methonchowa Gaon?785685 - How far is Methonchowa Gaon from Sivasagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Methonchowa Gaon?1,793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Methonchowa Gaon in?Sivasagar district (Nazira sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Methonchowa Gaon?70.5% (Census 2011)