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From Prayer to Potholes: How a Catholic Community Transformed a Village in Assam
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHAHANAZ SULTANA
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- LGD code
- 282712
- Pincode
- 781319
- Post office
- Kalgachia
- Population
- 1,000
- Households
- 197
- Literacy rate
- 33.3%
- Sex ratio
- 912 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 302
Census 2011 · in context
How Kasukati compares
By population, Kasukati ranks #76 of 100 villages in Kalgachia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.3%
−9.5% vs mandal average
- Kasukati
- 33.3%
- Kalgachia mandal
- 42.8%
- Barpeta district
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−24 vs mandal average
- Kasukati
- 912
- Kalgachia mandal
- 936
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kasukati
- 5.1
- Kalgachia mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kasukati at a glance
Kasukati is a village of 1,000 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Kalgachia block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 76th-largest of 100 villages in Kalgachia block. Literacy is 33%, 10 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781319, served by Kalgachia post office; the LGD village code is 282712. The sarpanch is SHAHANAZ SULTANA, and the village votes in Bilasipara East assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samsul Huda. The population is estimated at 1,179 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Baniarapara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasukati · this village | 1,000 | 33% | — |
| Baniara Para · Barpeta | 5,341 | 52% | — |
| Garemara Gaon · Barpeta | 3,220 | 54% | — |
| Bangli Para · Baghbor | 3,159 | 49% | — |
| Daukmari · Baghbor | 1,173 | 43% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kasukati
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SARBHOG TC
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LACHANGA
- Total area (ha)
- 190.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kasukati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kasukati
- LGD code
- 282712
- Pincode
- 781319
- Post office
- Kalgachia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,000
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,179
- Households
- 197
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 33.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhubri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilasipara East
- Member of Parliament
- Rakibul Hussain
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samsul Huda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHAHANAZ SULTANA
- Block / Mandal
- Kalgachia
- Nearest PHC
- State Dispensary, Nayekgaon (3.2 km)
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Kokrajhar (11.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (12.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Chapar (10.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781319
- KalgachiaKalgachia mandal6,304 pop
- LachangaKalgachia mandal5,159 pop
- Sawpur (Saalpur)Kalgachia mandal4,682 pop
- Balai PatharKalgachia mandal4,365 pop
- GunialguriKalgachia mandal4,180 pop
- BalapatharKalgachia mandal3,924 pop
- RampurKalgachia mandal3,567 pop
- TitapaniKalgachia mandal3,380 pop
- DabandiaKalgachia mandal3,292 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kasukati
Other villages in Kalgachia mandal
View all 60+ →- Kalgachia
- Lachanga
- Sawpur (Saalpur)
- Balai Pathar
- Gunialguri
- Tapeswara
- Digjani
- Balapathar
- Haldia Gaon
- Banghugi
- Rampur
- Barbhitha
- Titapani
- Dabandia
- Khelli
- Khar Balli
- Chikni
- Kandulia
- Bartari
- Khatatari
- Guileza
- Amguri
- Golia
- Khudrakuchi
- Tarakandi
- Chandmama Gaon
- Kismat Moinbari
- Aditpur
- Chariatpur
- Bilortari
- Hatchara
- Bhera
- Uprupi
- Joypur Gaon
- Langla
- Sawrachar Gaon(Sewrachera Gaon
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)