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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rashida Khatun
Contact: 60****6940
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- LGD code
- 282961
- Pincode
- 781308
- Post office
- Mandia
- Population
- 5,399
- Households
- 1,047
- Literacy rate
- 29.3%
- Sex ratio
- 935 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,089
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahchara Nc compares
By population, Mahchara Nc ranks #6 of 71 villages in Chenga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.3%
−12.7% vs mandal average
Mahchara Nc29.3%
Chenga mandal42.0%
Barpeta district53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
−16 vs mandal average
Mahchara Nc935
Chenga mandal951
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Mahchara Nc5.2
Chenga mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahchara Nc at a glance
Mahchara Nc is a village of 5,399 people in 1,047 households (Census 2011) in Chenga block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 6th-largest of 71 villages in Chenga block. Literacy is 29%, 13 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781308, served by Mandia post office; the LGD village code is 282961. The sarpanch is Rashida Khatun, and the village votes in Bhabanipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phanidhar Talukdar. The population is estimated at 6,365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahchara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahchara Nc · this village | 5,399 | 29% | — |
| Pampara N.C. · Chenga | 1,986 | 30% | — |
| Mahchara · Chenga | 1,783 | 42% | — |
| Kashimpur · Chenga | 1,520 | 40% | — |
| Simalubari · Chenga | 1,255 | 36% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahchara Nc
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 99
- Power hours (winter)
- 99
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Barpeta (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHASARA
- Total area (ha)
- 483.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahchara Nc
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahchara Nc
- LGD code
- 282961
- Pincode
- 781308
- Post office
- Mandia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,399
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,365
- Households
- 1,047
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 935
- Literacy rate
- 29.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kokrajhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhabanipur
- Member of Parliament
- Joyanta Basumatary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phanidhar Talukdar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rashida Khatun
- Block / Mandal
- Chenga
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781308
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- Balikuri N.C.Baghbor mandal13,487 pop
- Bhatnapaity Char N.C.Baghbor mandal11,554 pop
- Mandia Bardalani N.C.Baghbor mandal8,607 pop
- 3no.Alupati N.C.Baghbor mandal8,046 pop
- Majar Char N.C.Baghbor mandal7,189 pop
- Ujirar CharBaghbor mandal7,185 pop
- Chaishimana N.C.Baghbor mandal6,034 pop
- No.4 Bagamara N.C.Baghbor mandal5,602 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)