# Rajkhowa Pathar Village, Margherita, Tinsukia (Assam)

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Village · Margherita, Tinsukia 

# Rajkhowa Pathar

Rajkhowa Pathar is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 36 households**, the 280th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 190people (2011)
- 36households
- 35.8%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Rajkhowa Pathar PIN code and other codes

Rajkhowa Pathar falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKetatong
- Community development blockMargherita
- Census village code290895

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rajkhowa Pathar from nearby towns?

- Margherita (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)8 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 Rajkhowa Pathar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rajkhowa Pathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Margherita
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Margherita
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Rajkhowa Pathar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 70% of the 145 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 Rajkhowa Pathar

Of every 100 households in Rajkhowa Pathar in 2011, 49 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajkhowa Pathar · ■ Margherita rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Rajkhowa Pathar?

■ Rajkhowa Pathar · ■ Margherita rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2100**

**969

Working population ****46.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.0% for men and 32.5% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (42%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 44 (49%)

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

- Nim Gaon N.C.202 people
- Molong Pathar No.3194 people
- Borgolai Electric Line192 people
- Raidangani N.C.191 people
- Boka Pathar N.C.188 people
- Dibong No.1183 people
- Duarmara Tea Co No 32182 people
- Kakharani Nagar N.C.181 people

[All 314 villages in Margherita](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajkhowa Pathar from Tinsukia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Rajkhowa Pathar?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajkhowa Pathar in?Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Rajkhowa Pathar?35.8% (Census 2011)
