# Makum Block No.1 Village, Margherita, Tinsukia (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/makum-block-no-1/ Village · Margherita, Tinsukia # Makum Block No.1 Makum Block No.1 is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code **786181**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 74 households**, the 224th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 354people (2011) - 74households - 79.9%literacy - 786181PIN code ## Makum Block No.1 PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makum Block No.1 is 786181.** Makum Block No.1 falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - PIN code786181 - Gram panchayatBhitor Powai - Community development blockMargherita - Census village code290919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makum Block No.1 from nearby towns? - Margherita (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ)55 km by road - Margherita (nearest town)5 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 Makum Block No.1? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Makum Block No.1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Margherita - ○Degree college5–10 km · Margherita - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Makum Block No.1 known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 255 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 Makum Block No.1 Of every 100 households in Makum Block No.1 in 2011, 84 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Makum Block No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **58% Toilet within the home ****84%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **20% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **83% Use banking services ****79%** **42% Television ****51%** **37% Mobile phone ****63%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **20% Own their home ****93%** **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 Makum Block No.1? ■ Makum Block No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **969 Working population ****44.1%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 71.0% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (25%) · **■** Marginal 82 (53%) 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 - Borkuruka367 people - Panchung Navajuti361 people - Molong Bangali Gaon No.2358 people - Tarani Pathar No.1356 people - Tangana T.E.353 people - Namhollong Block Gaon345 people - Naya Kuju No.3340 people - Chandrapur N.C.336 people [All 314 villages in Margherita](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makum Block No.1?786181 - How far is Makum Block No.1 from Tinsukia?55 km by road - What is the population of Makum Block No.1?354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makum Block No.1 in?Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Makum Block No.1?79.9% (Census 2011)