Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Kathal Guri

Kathal Guri is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786174. The 2011 Census counted 863 people in 156 households, the 106th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 863 people (2011)
- 156 households
- 74.4% literacy
- 786174 PIN code

## Kathal Guri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kathal Guri is 786174. Kathal Guri falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- PIN code 786174
- Gram panchayat Purani Pukhuri
- Community development block Kakapathar
- Census village code 290812

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kathal Guri from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 60 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 Kathal Guri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kathal Guri; 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 · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kathal Guri known for?

The main crops are rice. About 93% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kathal Guri

Of every 100 households in Kathal Guri in 2011, 89 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kathal Guri · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 58%
- Toilet within the home 100% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 20%
- Tap water 7% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 85% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 83%
- Use banking services 13% 42%
- Television 31% 37%
- Mobile phone 25% 42%
- Computer with internet 5% 1%
- Two-wheeler 13% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 4%
- None of these assets 3% 20%
- Own their home 100% 72%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kathal Guri?

■ Kathal Guri · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1065 969
- Working population 30.5% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 195 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 30 (11%) · ■ Marginal 27 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Longtong No.2 920 people
- Enthem Naga Pathar 917 people
- Mugong Gaon No.1 884 people
- Duarmara Tea Co No 259 881 people
- Tipang Pani Natun Gaon 861 people
- Dibrujan No.2 860 people
- Powai Mukh No.2 851 people
- Bishnupur N.C. No.2 850 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kathal Guri? 786174
- How far is Kathal Guri from Tinsukia? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Kathal Guri? 863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathal Guri in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kathal Guri? 74.4% (Census 2011)

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