Village · Margherita, Tinsukia # Kariajan Kariajan is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786153. The 2011 Census counted 1,323 people in 276 households, the 55th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,323 people (2011) - 276 households - 60.3% literacy - 786153 PIN code ## Kariajan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kariajan is 786153. Kariajan falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - PIN code 786153 - Gram panchayat Purani Pukhuri - Community development block Kakapathar - Census village code 290829 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kariajan from nearby towns? - Tinsukia (district HQ) 80 km by road - Digboi (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kariajan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kariajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Margherita - ○ 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 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 treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Kariajan known for? The main crops are rice. About 52% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kariajan Of every 100 households in Kariajan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kariajan · ■ Margherita rural average - Electricity for lighting 10% 58% - Toilet within the home 44% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 49% 20% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 15% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 83% - Use banking services 19% 42% - Television 18% 37% - Mobile phone 38% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 4% - None of these assets 30% 20% - Own their home 59% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kariajan? ■ Kariajan · ■ Margherita rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.3% 67.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 795 969 - Working population 54.5% 43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 301 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 147 (20%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 62 (9%) · ■ Marginal 209 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Margherita - Tirap Gaon No.2 1,406 people - Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 1,401 people - Lakla Pathar N.C. 1,394 people - Kathasema N.C. 1,373 people - Phillobari T.E.Co. 1,302 people - Kamba Gaon 1,288 people - Tangana Soonjan 1,277 people - Kailashpur 1,276 people All 314 villages in Margherita ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kariajan? 786153 - How far is Kariajan from Tinsukia? 80 km by road - What is the population of Kariajan? 1,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kariajan in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kariajan? 60.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/kariajan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.