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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sahidul islam
Contact: 88****2284
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- LGD code
- 283157
- Pincode
- 781305
- Post office
- Chenga
- Population
- 1,550
- Households
- 268
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 441
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhogdia compares
By population, Bhogdia ranks #46 of 108 villages in Sarthebari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.4%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Bhogdia
- 53.4%
- Sarthebari mandal
- 54.3%
- Barpeta district
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−21 vs mandal average
- Bhogdia
- 928
- Sarthebari mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Bhogdia
- 5.8
- Sarthebari mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhogdia at a glance
Bhogdia is a village of 1,550 people in 268 households (Census 2011) in Sarthebari block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 46th-largest of 108 villages in Sarthebari block. Literacy is 53%, about the same as the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781305, served by Chenga post office; the LGD village code is 283157. The sarpanch is sahidul islam, and the village votes in Hajo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suman Haripriya. The population is estimated at 1,827 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Barmara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhogdia · this village | 1,550 | 53% | — |
| Bayasha · Sarthebari | 3,208 | 46% | — |
| Kukar Par · Sarthebari | 2,924 | 42% | — |
| Barmara · Sarthebari | 2,572 | 43% | — |
| Chengdi · Sarthebari | 1,314 | 36% | — |
| Bagari Tari · Sarthebari | 1,101 | 39% | — |
| Kamalabari · Sarthebari | 1,068 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhogdia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Sarthebari (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 135.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhogdia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhogdia
- LGD code
- 283157
- Pincode
- 781305
- Post office
- Chenga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,550
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,827
- Households
- 268
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gauhati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hajo
- Member of Parliament
- Bijuli Kalita Medhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suman Haripriya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sahidul islam
- Block / Mandal
- Sarthebari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781305
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bhogdia
Other villages in Sarthebari mandal
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- Besimari Pam
- Pata Gaon
- Kayakuchi Gaon
- Byaskuchi
- Mazdia
- Bayasha
- Pora Bhoral
- Kukar Par
- Nali Gaon
- Garia Chatala
- Barmara
- Kayakuchi Pathar
- Bhakua Tepa
- Pithadi Pam
- Helacha
- Garai Mari
- Newlar Bhitha
- Datir Bori
- Khudrafaladi
- Haladhi Bari
- Josodar Pam
- Kapahar Tari
- Chatala
- Gadeshali Pam
- Jalkara
- Lachima
- Bebari Gaon
- Uttar Burikamar
- Namshala
- Rangia Nadir Pam
- Bar Amrikhowa
- Bogchara
- Bamundi
- Teleria
- Barghopa
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)