Mechelkhowa, Balijana, Goalpara, Assam, India

Content updated on May 28, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mechelkhowa


The village Mechelkhowa is located in Balijana Circle of Goalpara District in the State of Assam in India. It is governed by Maselkhuwa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Krishnai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Goalpara (mb), which is about 37 kilometers away from Mechelkhowa.

Travel and Communication for Mechelkhowa


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mechelkhowa


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A brief summary of available data for Mechelkhowa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Mechelkhowa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1327 persons live in 254 house holds in the village Mechelkhowa. There are 624 female individuals and 703 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.02% and males constitute 52.98% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled castes persons of which 2 are females and 0 are males. Females constitute 100% and males constitute 0% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.15% of the total population.

There are 1239 scheduled tribes persons of which 586 are females and 653 are males. Females constitute 47.3% and males constitute 52.7% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 93.37% of the total population.

Population density of Mechelkhowa is 237.52 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mechelkhowa


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Total area of Mechelkhowa is 558.7 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 100.28 ha. About 100.28 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 57.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 23.31 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.58 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 27.79 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.54 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 153.98 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Mechelkhowa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Krishnai, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a government primary school in the village Mechelkhowa.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kukurkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Krishnai, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

Colleges in Mechelkhowa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Goalpara, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Goalpara, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

Other Educational Facilities in Mechelkhowa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Goalpara, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Guwahati, which is more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

Healthcare Facilities in Mechelkhowa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 4 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Mechelkhowa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and 5 paramedical staff in the village Mechelkhowa.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Mechelkhowa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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