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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 301262
- Pincode
- 783380
- Post office
- Bongaigaon
- Population
- 545
- Households
- 115
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 168
Census 2011 · in context
How Mechpara compares
By population, Mechpara ranks #72 of 110 villages in Bongaigaon (Pt) mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+7.9% vs mandal average
- Mechpara
- 70.8%
- Bongaigaon (Pt) mandal
- 62.9%
- Bongaigaon district
- 58.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+52 vs mandal average
- Mechpara
- 1,041
- Bongaigaon (Pt) mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Mechpara
- 4.7
- Bongaigaon (Pt) mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mechpara at a glance
Mechpara is a village of 545 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Bongaigaon (Pt) block, Bongaigaon district, Assam, the 72nd-largest of 110 villages in Bongaigaon (Pt) block. Literacy is 71%, 8 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 783380, served by Bongaigaon post office; the LGD village code is 301262. The village votes in Hajo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suman Haripriya. The population is estimated at 643 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bongaigaon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechpara · this village | 545 | 71% | — |
| Bongaigaon Deuripara · Bongaigaon (Pt) | 1,860 | 80% | — |
| Jhakuwapara Part 1 · Bongaigaon (Pt) | 924 | 76% | — |
| Bhatipara Part 1 · Bongaigaon (Pt) | 881 | 71% | — |
| Jogipara · Bongaigaon (Pt) | 692 | 81% | — |
| Bhatipara Part 2 · Bongaigaon (Pt) | 671 | 71% | — |
| Betbari · Bongaigaon (Pt) | 651 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mechpara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- BONGAIGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 188.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mechpara
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Key facts — Mechpara
- LGD code
- 301262
- Pincode
- 783380
- Post office
- Bongaigaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 545
- Population (projected 2026)
- 643
- Households
- 115
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gauhati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hajo
- Member of Parliament
- Bijuli Kalita Medhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suman Haripriya
- Block / Mandal
- Bongaigaon (Pt)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 783380
- Dolaigaon Part 1Bongaigaon (Pt) mandal4,185 pop
- BhawlaguriBongaigaon (Pt) mandal3,454 pop
- Bhandara No.1Manikpur mandal3,188 pop
- Birjhora Tea EstateBongaigaon (Pt) mandal2,746 pop
- DholagaonBongaigaon (Pt) mandal2,557 pop
- DomparaBongaigaon (Pt) mandal2,199 pop
- DonkinamariBongaigaon (Pt) mandal2,085 pop
- Bhandara No 3Manikpur mandal1,884 pop
- AolaguriManikpur mandal1,672 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Mechpara
Looking for a different Mechpara? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Mechpara →
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mechpara
Other villages in Bongaigaon (Pt) mandal
View all 60+ →- Dolaigaon Part 1
- Garugaon No.2
- Bhawlaguri
- Nowagaon
- Birjhora Tea Estate
- Salabila No.3
- Bashbari Pt I
- Dholagaon
- Khakarpur Pt.Vii
- Dompara
- Deotari [Alukhunda]
- Ghilaguri Pt II
- Donkinamari
- Hapachora
- Ghilaguri Part 1
- Monakocha
- Daukhijhar
- Tengaigaon
- Bongaigaon Deuripara
- Ghilaguri Pt III
- Gerukabari
- Dewangaon
- Nayapara Pt I
- Kharija Dalaigaon Pt.2
- Chokapara Pt II
- Jhawbari
- Jelkajhar Pt II
- Jelkajhar Pt I
- Basbari No.2
- Nowapara No.2
- Mulagaon
- Chaprakata Pt II
- Bhatipara
- Bashbari Pt II
- Barshangaon Pt I
- Chokapara Pt I
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)