Village · Margherita, Tinsukia # Powai Forest Village Powai Forest Village is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786172. The 2011 Census counted 1,723 people in 319 households, the 40th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,723 people (2011) - 319 households - 68.2% literacy - 786172 PIN code ## Powai Forest Village PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Powai Forest Village is 786172. Powai Forest Village falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - PIN code 786172 - Gram panchayat Powai - Community development block Margherita - Census village code 291052 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Powai Forest Village from nearby towns? - Margherita (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ) 39 km by road - Margherita (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Powai Forest Village? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Powai Forest Village; 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field 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 - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Powai Forest Village known for? The main crops are rice. About 56% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Powai Forest Village Of every 100 households in Powai Forest Village in 2011, 69 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Powai Forest Village · ■ Margherita rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 58% - Toilet within the home 90% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 20% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 84% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 83% - Use banking services 26% 42% - Television 43% 37% - Mobile phone 55% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 12% 20% - Own their home 99% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Powai Forest Village? ■ Powai Forest Village · ■ Margherita rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 67.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1117 969 - Working population 30.5% 43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 311 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (5%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 171 (33%) · ■ Marginal 13 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Margherita - Golai Gaon No.2 1,814 people - Tal Pathar 1,772 people - Longtong No.1 1,739 people - Khatangpani T.E. Grant No.121 1,727 people - Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 1,667 people - Toko Pathar No.2 1,618 people - Makum Pathar No.3 1,589 people - Mugong Gaon No.2 1,570 people All 314 villages in Margherita ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Powai Forest Village? 786172 - How far is Powai Forest Village from Tinsukia? 39 km by road - What is the population of Powai Forest Village? 1,723 (Census 2011) - Which district is Powai Forest Village in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Powai Forest Village? 68.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/powai-forest-village/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.