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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Abu Bakkar Siddique
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- LGD code
- 282948
- Pincode
- 781305
- Post office
- Chenga
- Population
- 1,198
- Households
- 235
- Literacy rate
- 34.8%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 564
Census 2011 · in context
How Majar Char compares
By population, Majar Char ranks #41 of 71 villages in Chenga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.8%
−7.2% vs mandal average
- Majar Char
- 34.8%
- Chenga mandal
- 42.0%
- Barpeta district
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−22 vs mandal average
- Majar Char
- 929
- Chenga mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Majar Char
- 5.1
- Chenga mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Majar Char at a glance
Majar Char is a village of 1,198 people in 235 households (Census 2011) in Chenga block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 41st-largest of 71 villages in Chenga block. Literacy is 35%, 7 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781305, served by Chenga post office; the LGD village code is 282948. The sarpanch is Abu Bakkar Siddique , and the village votes in Bhabanipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phanidhar Talukdar. The population is estimated at 1,412 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dakhin Godhani →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majar Char · this village | 1,198 | 35% | — |
| Bandali · Chenga | 3,797 | 46% | — |
| Dakhin Godhani N.C. · Chenga | 2,600 | 29% | — |
| Damdama · Chenga | 1,550 | 20% | — |
| Balidhari · Chenga | 920 | 38% | — |
| Uttar Godhani N.C. · Chenga | 837 | 7% | — |
| Sarudia · Chenga | 498 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Majar Char
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DAKHIN GODHANI GP
- Total area (ha)
- 174.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Majar Char
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Majar Char
- LGD code
- 282948
- Pincode
- 781305
- Post office
- Chenga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,198
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,412
- Households
- 235
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 34.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kokrajhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhabanipur
- Member of Parliament
- Joyanta Basumatary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phanidhar Talukdar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Abu Bakkar Siddique
- Block / Mandal
- Chenga
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781305
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Majar Char
Other villages in Chenga mandal
View all 60+ →- Kholabandha N.C.
- Kachumara N.C.
- Muchalman Gaon
- Haripur
- Niz Chenga
- Mahchara Nc
- Ganak Para
- Bandali
- Khangra
- Niz Bahari
- Pathimari N.C.
- Roumari Pathar
- Fulbari
- Nirala N.C.
- Malipara
- Barbhitha
- Marisakandi N.C.
- Dakhin Godhani N.C.
- Chata Gaon
- Mairadia N.C.
- Kakdhowa
- Chanartari
- Gelabil
- Aduripara N.C.
- Pampara N.C.
- Mahchara
- Kaltali
- Roumari Gaon
- Batgaon
- Chandan Pur N.C.
- Lakhipur N.C.
- Balartari
- Chagbandha N.C.
- Kachumara
- Damdama
- Bampara
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)