Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Mahong Gaon No.1

Mahong Gaon No.1 is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786184. The 2011 Census counted 2,330 people in 400 households, the 27th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 2,330 people (2011)
- 400 households
- 79.5% literacy
- 786184 PIN code

## Mahong Gaon No.1 PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mahong Gaon No.1 is 786184. Mahong Gaon No.1 falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- PIN code 786184
- Gram panchayat Purani Pukhuri
- Community development block Kakapathar
- Census village code 290771

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

## How far is Mahong Gaon No.1 from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Digboi (nearest town) 38 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mahong Gaon No.1?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mahong Gaon No.1; 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 · 2 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● 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 · Digboi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Digboi
- ○ 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, untreated 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 Mahong Gaon No.1 known for?

The main crops are rice. About 50% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahong Gaon No.1

Of every 100 households in Mahong Gaon No.1 in 2011, 47 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahong Gaon No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 47% 58%
- Toilet within the home 85% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 14% 20%
- Tap water 3% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 4% 42%
- Television 11% 37%
- Mobile phone 54% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 20%
- Own their home 96% 72%

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

## What is the population of Mahong Gaon No.1?

■ Mahong Gaon No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.5% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 865 969
- Working population 46.5% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 521 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (5%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 25 (2%) · ■ Marginal 477 (44%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Makum Pathar No.1 2,542 people
- Kana Pathar No.2 2,529 people
- 112/109 Makum Assam T.C.No.3 2,353 people
- 112/109/Nla Grant.1 Makum Tea Co. 2,335 people
- Borbil Gaon No.1 2,329 people
- Borjan Forest Village 2,250 people
- Ledo Coal Para 2,148 people
- Samukjan 2,129 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mahong Gaon No.1? 786184
- How far is Mahong Gaon No.1 from Tinsukia? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Mahong Gaon No.1? 2,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahong Gaon No.1 in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Mahong Gaon No.1? 79.5% (Census 2011)

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