Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Ritu Kathal Guri No.1

Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,401 people in 260 households, the 52nd largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 1,401 people (2011)
- 260 households
- 71.9% literacy
- 1,016 females per 1,000 males

## Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 PIN code and other codes

Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Purani Pukhuri
- Community development block Kakapathar
- Census village code 290810

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

## How far is Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ritu Kathal Guri No.1?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ritu Kathal Guri 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 · Margherita
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Margherita
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 known for?

The main crops are rice. About 94% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ritu Kathal Guri No.1

Of every 100 households in Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 in 2011, 44 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 44% 58%
- Toilet within the home 91% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 20%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 83%
- Use banking services 20% 42%
- Television 17% 37%
- Mobile phone 46% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 12% 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 Ritu Kathal Guri No.1?

■ Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.9% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1016 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1198 969
- Working population 56.0% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 200 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (2%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (2%) · ■ Marginal 545 (69%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Khatangpani Gaon 1,484 people
- Doom Dooma Forest Village 1,463 people
- Lagum Gaon No.1+2 1,415 people
- Tirap Gaon No.2 1,406 people
- Lakla Pathar N.C. 1,394 people
- Kathasema N.C. 1,373 people
- Kariajan 1,323 people
- Phillobari T.E.Co. 1,302 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- How far is Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 from Tinsukia? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Ritu Kathal Guri No.1? 1,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ritu Kathal Guri No.1 in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Ritu Kathal Guri No.1? 71.9% (Census 2011)

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