Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Lalpathar Gaon

Lalpathar Gaon is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786179. The 2011 Census counted 1,558 people in 366 households, the 46th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 1,558 people (2011)
- 366 households
- 54.7% literacy
- 786179 PIN code

## Lalpathar Gaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lalpathar Gaon is 786179. Lalpathar Gaon falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- PIN code 786179
- Gram panchayat Lekhapani
- Community development block Margherita
- Census village code 291017

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

## How far is Lalpathar Gaon from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lalpathar Gaon?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Lalpathar Gaon; 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
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and 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 Lalpathar Gaon known for?

The main crops are rice. About 40% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lalpathar Gaon

Of every 100 households in Lalpathar Gaon in 2011, 81 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lalpathar Gaon · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 58%
- Toilet within the home 90% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 20%
- Tap water 9% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 83%
- Use banking services 38% 42%
- Television 31% 37%
- Mobile phone 17% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 4%
- None of these assets 37% 20%
- Own their home 66% 72%

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

## What is the population of Lalpathar Gaon?

■ Lalpathar Gaon · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.7% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 896 969
- Working population 38.6% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 50.5% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 134 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (7%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 367 (61%) · ■ Marginal 46 (8%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Toko Pathar No.2 1,618 people
- Makum Pathar No.3 1,589 people
- Mugong Gaon No.2 1,570 people
- Panbari Forest Village 1,566 people
- Ambikapur 1,551 people
- Khatangpani Gaon 1,484 people
- Doom Dooma Forest Village 1,463 people
- Lagum Gaon No.1+2 1,415 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lalpathar Gaon? 786179
- How far is Lalpathar Gaon from Tinsukia? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Lalpathar Gaon? 1,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lalpathar Gaon in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Lalpathar Gaon? 54.7% (Census 2011)

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