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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANJU KUMBANG
Contact: 84****7898
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- LGD code
- 289006
- Pincode
- 787110
- Post office
- Sissiborgaon
- Population
- 461
- Households
- 69
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1115 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 211
Census 2011 · in context
How Merchapori compares
By population, Merchapori ranks #190 of 398 villages in Sissibargaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.9%
−14.4% vs mandal average
- Merchapori
- 41.9%
- Sissibargaon mandal
- 56.3%
- Dhemaji district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,115
+183 vs mandal average
- Merchapori
- 1,115
- Sissibargaon mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
6.7
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Merchapori
- 6.7
- Sissibargaon mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merchapori at a glance
Merchapori is a village of 461 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Sissibargaon block, Dhemaji district, Assam, the 190th-largest of 398 villages in Sissibargaon block. Literacy is 42%, 14 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,115 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 787110, served by Sissiborgaon post office; the LGD village code is 289006. The sarpanch is MANJU KUMBANG, and the village votes in Lakhimpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manab Deka. The population is estimated at 544 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merchapori · this village | 461 | 42% | — |
| Amguri Dambuk · Sissibargaon | 1,263 | 45% | — |
| Sesu Dighal Gaon · Sissibargaon | 924 | 41% | — |
| Pumi Gaon · Sissibargaon | 823 | 46% | — |
| Kareng Gaon · Sissibargaon | 805 | 48% | — |
| Bhekeli Tangani · Sissibargaon | 678 | 38% | — |
| Bhalukaguri Dambuk · Sissibargaon | 608 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merchapori
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Silapathar (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 516
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MADHYA SISIBORGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 78.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Merchapori
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Merchapori
- LGD code
- 289006
- Pincode
- 787110
- Post office
- Sissiborgaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 461
- Population (projected 2026)
- 544
- Households
- 69
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1115
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Lakhimpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lakhimpur
- Member of Parliament
- Pradan Baruah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manab Deka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANJU KUMBANG
- Block / Mandal
- Sissibargaon
- Nearest PHC
- Bebejia State Dispensary (6.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (15.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- North Lakhimpur (15.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 787110
- Sarupam JajiSissibargaon mandal2,455 pop
- No.2 Arne ChaporiSissibargaon mandal2,380 pop
- Sengajan KachariSissibargaon mandal2,056 pop
- Chekaimukh BorghuliSissibargaon mandal1,920 pop
- SantipurSissibargaon mandal1,802 pop
- No.2 Mechaki TanganiSissibargaon mandal1,762 pop
- Garhmara Chaparibormukali Miri PatharSissibargaon mandal1,655 pop
- Lamajan AsomiyaSissibargaon mandal1,608 pop
- No.3 Lepe BahaitingSissibargaon mandal1,554 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Merchapori
Other villages in Sissibargaon mandal
View all 60+ →- Sarupam Jaji
- No.2 Arne Chapori
- Gourangapur
- Kulamua Bangali
- Bijoypur Maduri
- Sengajan Kachari
- Likabali (Mes)
- Sibanagar Balipur
- No.2 Sila Block
- Harinath Pur
- Chekaimukh Borghuli
- Phulbari Jipu Ghagari
- Simen Mukh
- Santipur
- Bormuria Chapori
- No.2 Mechaki Tangani
- No.1 Sila Block
- Khanamukh Nepali Gaon
- Garhmara Chaparibormukali Miri Pathar
- Kulamua Block
- Lamajan Asomiya
- No.3 Lepe Bahaiting
- Dipa Adi Namsi Pathar
- Akajan Miri
- Kapahtali Lalung
- Chakamara
- No.1 Mechaki Tangani
- No.2 Phulbari Nepali
- Kakabari Dharmapur
- No.1 Amguri
- Amguri Dambuk
- Kawaguri
- Likabali Alikash
- No.2 Silapathar Block
- No.1 Borpathar Gohain (Part)
- Sengajan Majarbari Asomiya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)