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About Merbandha Gaon Village

Merbandha Gaon is a mid sized village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 335 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.85 hectares hectares.

Merbandha Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merbandha Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Area (hectares) 20.85 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 335
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merbandha Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Merbandha Gaon is the 79th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 20.85 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Merbandha Gaon

Merbandha Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merbandha Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merbandha Gaon from other places

Merbandha Gaon lies about 52 km from Dibrugarh, and the nearest railway station is Naharkatiya, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Merbandha Gaon
Nearest railway station Naharkatiya 5.8 km
Nearest town Duliajan 11 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 52 km

Villages closest to Merbandha Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naharkatiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Merbandha Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Merbandha Gaon village had a population of 636. That makes it the 79th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Merbandha Gaon village has 335 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merbandha Gaon has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Merbandha Gaon covers 20.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Merbandha Gaon falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Merbandha Gaon is Naharkatiya, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Merbandha Gaon.

Merbandha Gaon is about 52 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merbandha Gaon is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 5.8 km away. Duliajan is about 11 km away. Dibrugarh is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abhaipuria Gaon (under 2 km), Alichiga Gaon (under 2 km) and Baghmora Gaon (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Merbandha Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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