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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sunilson Momin
Contact: 91****7823
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- LGD code
- 282228
- Pincode
- 783120
- Post office
- Agia
- Population
- 1,327
- Households
- 254
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Sex ratio
- 888 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 781
Census 2011 · in context
How Mechelkhowa compares
By population, Mechelkhowa ranks #46 of 220 villages in Balijana mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+12.8% vs mandal average
Mechelkhowa70.8%
Balijana mandal58.0%
Goalpara district55.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−71 vs mandal average
Mechelkhowa888
Balijana mandal959
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Mechelkhowa5.2
Balijana mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mechelkhowa at a glance
Mechelkhowa is a village of 1,327 people in 254 households (Census 2011) in Balijana block, Goalpara district, Assam, the 46th-largest of 220 villages in Balijana block. Literacy is 71%, 13 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 783120, served by Agia post office; the LGD village code is 282228. The sarpanch is Sunilson Momin, and the village votes in Baghbar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed. The population is estimated at 1,565 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mechelkhowa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Goalpara (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MASELKHUWA
- Total area (ha)
- 558.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 188.47
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mechelkhowa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mechelkhowa
- LGD code
- 282228
- Pincode
- 783120
- Post office
- Agia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,327
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,565
- Households
- 254
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barpeta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baghbar
- Member of Parliament
- Phani Bhusan Choudhury
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sherman Ali Ahmed
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sunilson Momin
- Block / Mandal
- Balijana
- Nearest PHC
- Simlitola dispensary (10.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Rangjuli (20.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 783120
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- SimlabariLakhipur mandal5,516 pop
- KathuriLakhipur mandal3,775 pop
- SilapaniLakhipur mandal3,544 pop
- Kal Pani ChandamariBalijana mandal3,521 pop
- JurigaonLakhipur mandal3,238 pop
- ChilarvitaLakhipur mandal3,011 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mechelkhowa
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- Darirpar
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- Tiapara
- Ramhari Char Pt-Ii
- Boladmari
- Simlabari
- Bangaljar
- Hasila Bill
- Tapar Vita
- Markula
- Pandoba
- Abrar Vita
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- Bamundanga Pt-Ii
- Katilar Tari
- Deo Dhuturi
- Jungle Block No-2
- Thepkai
- Telipara
- Chakla Gaon
- Saharia
- Kalapani
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- Agia Part-Ii
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- Kalyanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)