Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Kharang Kong

Kharang Kong is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786182. The 2011 Census counted 657 people in 139 households, the 141st largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 657 people (2011)
- 139 households
- 74.3% literacy
- 786182 PIN code

## Kharang Kong PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kharang Kong is 786182. Kharang Kong falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- PIN code 786182
- Gram panchayat Kumsai
- Community development block Margherita
- Census village code 290990

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

## How far is Kharang Kong from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kharang Kong?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharang Kong; 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker 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 under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 21 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kharang Kong known for?

The main crops are rice. About 52% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharang Kong

Of every 100 households in Kharang Kong in 2011, 86 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharang Kong · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 58%
- Toilet within the home 100% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 20%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 40% 42%
- Television 34% 37%
- Mobile phone 71% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 12% 20%
- Own their home 84% 72%

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

## What is the population of Kharang Kong?

■ Kharang Kong · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.3% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1073 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 969
- Working population 59.7% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 271 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (14%) · ■ Household industry 18 (5%) · ■ Other work 43 (11%) · ■ Marginal 7 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Litong Gaon 693 people
- Tangana Na Gaon 690 people
- Parbatipur N.C. 689 people
- A.O.C. Block 2 Ndpt 678 people
- Dibrujan No.5 654 people
- Borgolai Gaon No.2 648 people
- Bishnupur N.C. No.1 643 people
- Namdan Gaon 643 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kharang Kong? 786182
- How far is Kharang Kong from Tinsukia? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Kharang Kong? 657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharang Kong in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kharang Kong? 74.3% (Census 2011)

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