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- LGD code
- 302921
- Pincode
- 781137
- Post office
- Aggumi
- Population
- 3,983
- Households
- 723
- Literacy rate
- 46.3%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,537
Census 2011 · in context
How Merganda compares
By population, Merganda ranks #6 of 78 villages in Goroimari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.3%
+7.2% vs mandal average
- Merganda
- 46.3%
- Goroimari mandal
- 39.1%
- Kamrup district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−26 vs mandal average
- Merganda
- 938
- Goroimari mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Merganda
- 5.5
- Goroimari mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merganda at a glance
Merganda is a village of 3,983 people in 723 households (Census 2011) in Goroimari block, Kamrup district, Assam, the 6th-largest of 78 villages in Goroimari block. Literacy is 46%, 7 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781137, served by Aggumi post office; the LGD village code is 302921. The village votes in Palasbari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemanga Thakuria. The population is estimated at 4,696 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merganda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUWAHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 59
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 59
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HATIPARA
- Total area (ha)
- 233.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 47.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Merganda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Merganda
- LGD code
- 302921
- Pincode
- 781137
- Post office
- Aggumi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,983
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,696
- Households
- 723
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 46.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gauhati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palasbari
- Member of Parliament
- Bijuli Kalita Medhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemanga Thakuria
- Block / Mandal
- Goroimari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781137
- Tukura ParaGoroimari mandal7,166 pop
- HatiparaGoroimari mandal5,584 pop
- JorsimaluGoroimari mandal4,524 pop
- Gorai Mari SatraGoroimari mandal4,519 pop
- MuhimariGoroimari mandal4,339 pop
- KanaharaGoroimari mandal3,916 pop
- Champupara PatharGoroimari mandal3,749 pop
- Larua JanGoroimari mandal3,688 pop
- HahswariGoroimari mandal3,674 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Merganda
Other villages in Goroimari mandal
View all 60+ →- Tukura Para
- Hatipara
- Jorsimalu
- Gorai Mari Satra
- Muhimari
- Kanahara
- Champupara Pathar
- Larua Jan
- Hahswari
- Majgumi
- Bhaluka Bari
- Tapar Pathar No.1
- Champupara Gaon
- Choudhuri Pum
- Sathisala Pam
- Bhaoria Bhitha
- Kaltali
- Mazar Tup
- Puran Kuchia
- Singimari Habi
- Baghamara
- Karai Bil
- Bihapara
- Ghoramara Pathar
- Bhitar Duwar
- Choutara
- Bara Khat
- Barbhitha
- Ghoramara Gaon
- Tari Gaon
- Pukhuri Par
- Achal Para Baghamara
- Aggumi
- Kanduli Mari
- Manjuri Bil
- Sathisala Gaon
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)