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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAHUYA KHANAM
Contact: 70****6533
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- LGD code
- 282930
- Pincode
- 781314
- Post office
- Santinagar (Barpeta)
- Population
- 839
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 87.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 260
Census 2011 · in context
How Gajia compares
By population, Gajia ranks #85 of 141 villages in Baghbor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.8%
+48.6% vs mandal average
- Gajia
- 87.8%
- Baghbor mandal
- 39.2%
- Barpeta district
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
+71 vs mandal average
- Gajia
- 1,022
- Baghbor mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Gajia
- 4.8
- Baghbor mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gajia at a glance
Gajia is a village of 839 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Baghbor block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 85th-largest of 141 villages in Baghbor block. Literacy is 88%, 49 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781314, served by Santinagar (Barpeta) post office; the LGD village code is 282930. The sarpanch is MAHUYA KHANAM, and the village votes in Sootea assembly constituency, represented by MLA Padma Hazarika. The population is estimated at 989 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gajia · this village | 839 | 88% | — |
| Khankarpara · Barpeta | 2,556 | 65% | — |
| Joti Gaon · Barpeta | 2,075 | 66% | — |
| Karertal · Baghbor | 1,855 | 63% | — |
| Patbaushi · Barpeta | 1,514 | 81% | — |
| Majkuchi · Barpeta | 1,287 | 67% | — |
| Moukhari (Manikhari) · Barpeta | 523 | 66% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gajia
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Barpeta (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 3
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GAJIA MEDHIR PARA
- Total area (ha)
- 194.24
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gajia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gajia
- LGD code
- 282930
- Pincode
- 781314
- Post office
- Santinagar (Barpeta)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 839
- Population (projected 2026)
- 989
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 87.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sootea
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Padma Hazarika
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAHUYA KHANAM
- Block / Mandal
- Baghbor
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781314
- Kachumara N.C.Chenga mandal6,865 pop
- JaniaBaghbor mandal6,468 pop
- BhatkuchiBaghbor mandal6,205 pop
- Dhan BandhaBarpeta mandal5,952 pop
- Pakabetbaripam N.C.Barpeta mandal4,898 pop
- Pakabetbari GaonBarpeta mandal3,830 pop
- Jaher Pam (Johar Pam)Barpeta mandal3,586 pop
- Putlar TariBarpeta mandal3,422 pop
- Garemara GaonBarpeta mandal3,220 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gajia
Other villages in Baghbor mandal
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- 3no.Alupati N.C.
- Majar Char N.C.
- Ujirar Char
- Jania
- Bhatkuchi
- Chaishimana N.C.
- No.4 Bagamara N.C.
- Dharmapur N.C.
- Chapra
- Chakhowajar N.C.
- Digir Pam
- Paharpur Katuli
- Salekura
- Bhairarpam
- Niz Baghbar
- No.1 Baghmara N.C.
- Bhera
- Kadam Tola
- Agmandia
- Mowkhowa Char N.C.
- No.3 Baghmara N.C.
- Mahammadpur
- Mouri Gaon
- Kanda Para
- Mandia Gaon
- Bangli Para
- Tetelirtol
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- Nichanir Char N.C.
- Bamun Dongra
- Kopoha
- No.2 Baghmara N.C.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)