Village · Margherita, Tinsukia # Boka Pathar Boka Pathar is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786160. The 2011 Census counted 460 people in 79 households, the 187th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 460 people (2011) - 79 households - 82.1% literacy - 786160 PIN code ## Boka Pathar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Boka Pathar is 786160. Boka Pathar falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - PIN code 786160 - Gram panchayat Buridihing - Community development block Kakapathar - Census village code 290787 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Boka Pathar from nearby towns? - Margherita (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ) 55 km by road - Margherita (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Boka Pathar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Boka Pathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Philobari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Margherita - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Boka Pathar known for? The main crops are rice. About 93% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Boka Pathar Of every 100 households in Boka Pathar in 2011, 62 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Boka Pathar · ■ Margherita rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 58% - Toilet within the home 85% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 15% 20% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 0% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 83% - Use banking services 16% 42% - Television 8% 37% - Mobile phone 30% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 19% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 9% 20% - Own their home 95% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Boka Pathar? ■ Boka Pathar · ■ Margherita rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.1% 67.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1072 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1207 969 - Working population 19.6% 43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 71.4% for women. 35% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 73 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (6%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 10 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Margherita - Makum Killa Forest Village 486 people - Hahkhata Rahbari Gaon 474 people - Namhollong Gaon 464 people - Famang Nc.No.1 463 people - Hollong Pathar 445 people - Hollong Guti Forest Village 443 people - Makum Assam Tea Co.Darkhast-2 443 people - Manmaw Pathar 441 people All 314 villages in Margherita ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Boka Pathar? 786160 - How far is Boka Pathar from Tinsukia? 55 km by road - What is the population of Boka Pathar? 460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boka Pathar in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Boka Pathar? 82.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/boka-pathar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.