# Kherjan Forest Village Village, Margherita, Tinsukia (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/kherjan-forest-village/ Village · Margherita, Tinsukia # Kherjan Forest Village Kherjan Forest Village is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code **786171**. The 2011 Census counted **1,095 people in 197 households**, the 76th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,095people (2011) - 197households - 84.0%literacy - 786171PIN code ## Kherjan Forest Village PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kherjan Forest Village is 786171.** Kherjan Forest Village falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - PIN code786171 - Gram panchayatGolai - Community development blockMargherita - Census village code291057 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherjan Forest Village from nearby towns? - Tinsukia (district HQ)45 km by road - Digboi (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kherjan Forest Village? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kherjan Forest Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Digboi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Digboi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kherjan Forest Village known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 70% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kherjan Forest Village Of every 100 households in Kherjan Forest Village in 2011, 56 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kherjan Forest Village · ■ Margherita rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **58% Toilet within the home ****34%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **20% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **83% Use banking services ****61%** **42% Television ****29%** **37% Mobile phone ****56%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****22%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **72% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kherjan Forest Village? ■ Kherjan Forest Village · ■ Margherita rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **969 Working population ****47.2%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (12%) · **■** Marginal 446 (86%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Margherita - Uttar Bishrampur1,128 people - Dakhin Bishrampur1,126 people - Tipangpani Ward1,103 people - Phillobari Na Gaon Forest Village1,102 people - Manmaw Gaon1,063 people - Duarmara Tea Co No 171,062 people - Molong Bangali Gaon No.11,060 people - Agbandha Bangali1,059 people [All 314 villages in Margherita](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kherjan Forest Village?786171 - How far is Kherjan Forest Village from Tinsukia?45 km by road - What is the population of Kherjan Forest Village?1,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherjan Forest Village in?Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kherjan Forest Village?84.0% (Census 2011)