# Methonchowa Grant Village, Nazira, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/methonchowa-grant/ Village · Nazira, Sivasagar # Methonchowa Grant Methonchowa Grant is a village in Nazira sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam, PIN code **785685**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 88 households**, the 105th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 393people (2011) - 88households - 55.1%literacy - 785685PIN code ## Methonchowa Grant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Methonchowa Grant is 785685.** Methonchowa Grant falls in Nazira sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - PIN code785685 - Community development blockNazira - Census village code292862 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Methonchowa Grant 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 Grant? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Methonchowa Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Satsai Grant - ○Degree college10+ km · Nazira - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chuladhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ 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 watertanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Methonchowa Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and betel nut**. About 60% of the 312 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 Grant Of every 100 households in Methonchowa Grant in 2011, 23 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Methonchowa Grant · ■ Nazira rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **55% Toilet within the home ****30%** **69% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **29% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **81% Use banking services ****20%** **46% Television ****22%** **42% Mobile phone ****12%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****30%** **19% Own their home ****51%** **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 Grant? ■ Methonchowa Grant · ■ Nazira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **954 Working population ****40.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 44.3% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (75%) · **■** Marginal 24 (15%) 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 - 159 No. Grant530 people - Rojabheta Lakhimijan Grant No.1506 people - Bura Gohain468 people - No.5 Bokupukhuri Habi408 people - Dihingia380 people - Bamun Bari375 people - Missamora337 people - Atkhal Grant No.I298 people [All 124 villages in Nazira](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Methonchowa Grant?785685 - How far is Methonchowa Grant from Sivasagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Methonchowa Grant?393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Methonchowa Grant in?Sivasagar district (Nazira sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Methonchowa Grant?55.1% (Census 2011)