Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Makum Block No.3

Makum Block No.3 is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786181. The 2011 Census counted 514 people in 105 households, the 173rd largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 514 people (2011)
- 105 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 786181 PIN code

## Makum Block No.3 PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Makum Block No.3 is 786181. Makum Block No.3 falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- PIN code 786181
- Gram panchayat Bhitor Powai
- Community development block Margherita
- Census village code 290922

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

## How far is Makum Block No.3 from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Makum Block No.3?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Makum Block No.3; 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
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Margherita
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Margherita
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Makum Block No.3 known for?

The main crops are rice. About 100% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Makum Block No.3

Of every 100 households in Makum Block No.3 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makum Block No.3 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 58%
- Toilet within the home 100% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 20%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 78% 42%
- Television 24% 37%
- Mobile phone 64% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 19% 20%
- Own their home 97% 72%

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

## What is the population of Makum Block No.3?

■ Makum Block No.3 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1098 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1059 969
- Working population 56.2% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 76.0% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (18%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 191 (66%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Bapapung No.2 528 people
- Abor Gaon N.C. 524 people
- Ledo Tikak N.C. 519 people
- Kengia N.C.No.2 514 people
- Mihali Ritu No.2 514 people
- Tarani Gaon 512 people
- Katha Ramnagar NC 510 people
- Mase Gaon 508 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Makum Block No.3? 786181
- How far is Makum Block No.3 from Tinsukia? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Makum Block No.3? 514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makum Block No.3 in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Makum Block No.3? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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