Village · Margherita, Tinsukia
# Tekeri Gaon Block No.1

Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code 786188. The 2011 Census counted 1,667 people in 316 households, the 41st largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.
- 1,667 people (2011)
- 316 households
- 63.5% literacy
- 786188 PIN code

## Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 is 786188. Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- PIN code 786188
- Gram panchayat Inthem
- Community development block Margherita
- Census village code 290849

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

## How far is Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 from nearby towns?
- Margherita (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town) 31 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tekeri Gaon Block No.1?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tekeri Gaon Block 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 · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road 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 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 known for?

The main crops are rice. About 88% of the 813 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tekeri Gaon Block No.1

Of every 100 households in Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 in 2011, 1 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 58%
- Toilet within the home 88% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 12% 20%
- Tap water 4% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 83%
- Use banking services 26% 42%
- Television 11% 37%
- Mobile phone 30% 42%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 4% 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 Tekeri Gaon Block No.1?

■ Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 · ■ Margherita rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 67.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1063 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1151 969
- Working population 53.6% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 55.4% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 364 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (3%) · ■ Marginal 500 (56%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Margherita
- Tal Pathar 1,772 people
- Longtong No.1 1,739 people
- Khatangpani T.E. Grant No.121 1,727 people
- Powai Forest Village 1,723 people
- Toko Pathar No.2 1,618 people
- Makum Pathar No.3 1,589 people
- Mugong Gaon No.2 1,570 people
- Panbari Forest Village 1,566 people

All 314 villages in Margherita

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tekeri Gaon Block No.1? 786188
- How far is Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 from Tinsukia? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Tekeri Gaon Block No.1? 1,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekeri Gaon Block No.1 in? Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tekeri Gaon Block No.1? 63.5% (Census 2011)

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