# Megala Gaon No.1 Village, Doom Dooma, Tinsukia (Assam)

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Village · Doom Dooma, Tinsukia 

# Megala Gaon No.1

Megala Gaon No.1 is a village in Doom Dooma sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code **786154**. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 271 households**, the 77th largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 1,412people (2011)
- 271households
- 87.1%literacy
- 786154PIN code

## Megala Gaon No.1 PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megala Gaon No.1 is 786154.** Megala Gaon No.1 falls in Doom Dooma sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.

- PIN code786154
- Gram panchayatMegela
- Community development blockSaikhowa
- Census village code290138

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Megala Gaon No.1 from nearby towns?

- Doom Dooma (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ)39 km by road
- Doom Dooma (nearest town)18 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 Megala Gaon No.1?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Megala Gaon No.1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Megala Gaon No.1 known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 472 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 Megala Gaon No.1

Of every 100 households in Megala Gaon No.1 in 2011, 42 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Megala Gaon No.1 · ■ Doom Dooma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****45%**

**35%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**70%

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 Megala Gaon No.1?

■ Megala Gaon No.1 · ■ Doom Dooma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**972

Working population ****28.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.1% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (26%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Doom Dooma

- Bisakapi T.E. 121 Fs.1,432 people
- Dighaltarang T.E. 120/1171,431 people
- Diamuli T.E. 141/138 Nlr1,423 people
- Sakreting Wl No-81,420 people
- Bor Dirak No-21,411 people
- Bookapathar Gaon1,405 people
- Purani Matapung No-21,398 people
- Miri Gaon1,394 people

[All 428 villages in Doom Dooma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megala Gaon No.1?786154
- How far is Megala Gaon No.1 from Tinsukia?39 km by road
- What is the population of Megala Gaon No.1?1,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megala Gaon No.1 in?Tinsukia district (Doom Dooma sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Megala Gaon No.1?87.1% (Census 2011)
