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Assam: Three-month-old tiger cub rescued from kitchen garden in Biswanath village
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AJOY KR SINGHA
Contact: 86****4056
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- LGD code
- 286598
- Pincode
- 784176
- Post office
- Chariali
- Population
- 4,215
- Households
- 880
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 989 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,897
Census 2011 · in context
How Barpukhuri T.E. compares
By population, Barpukhuri T.E. ranks #5 of 377 villages in Biswanath mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−1.9% vs mandal average
- Barpukhuri T.E.
- 47.7%
- Biswanath mandal
- 49.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
989
+24 vs mandal average
- Barpukhuri T.E.
- 989
- Biswanath mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Barpukhuri T.E.
- 4.8
- Biswanath mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barpukhuri T.E. at a glance
Barpukhuri T.E. is a village of 4,215 people in 880 households (Census 2011) in Biswanath block, Biswanath district, Assam, the 5th-largest of 377 villages in Biswanath block. Literacy is 48%, 2 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784176, served by Chariali post office; the LGD village code is 286598. The sarpanch is AJOY KR SINGHA, and the village votes in Dalgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mazibur Rahman. The population is estimated at 4,969 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bamuni Pathar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barpukhuri T.E. · this village | 4,215 | 48% | — |
| Ranga Muri · Biswanath | 1,091 | 65% | — |
| Missamari · Biswanath | 976 | 52% | — |
| Bamuni Pathar · Biswanath | 743 | 52% | — |
| Dhali Mara Diring · Biswanath | 448 | 37% | — |
| No.1 B. Miadi · Biswanath | 65 | 60% | — |
| Sakomatha S.P.P. No.5 · Biswanath | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barpukhuri T.E.
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Biswanath Chariali (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 796
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barpukhuri T.E.
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barpukhuri T.E.
- LGD code
- 286598
- Pincode
- 784176
- Post office
- Chariali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,215
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,969
- Households
- 880
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 989
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dalgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Dilip Saikia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mazibur Rahman
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AJOY KR SINGHA
- Block / Mandal
- Biswanath
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784176
- Niz-BaghmaraBiswanath mandal5,725 pop
- Baghmari T.E. 399/402Biswanath mandal4,426 pop
- Koch GaonBiswanath mandal4,375 pop
- Bhir GaonBiswanath mandal4,332 pop
- Kamar GaonBiswanath mandal3,530 pop
- Papari GuriBiswanath mandal2,957 pop
- Biswanath TownBiswanath mandal2,792 pop
- Sadharu Ghop S.P.P 1/3Biswanath mandal2,645 pop
- No.2 KomaliaBiswanath mandal2,496 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Barpukhuri T.E.
Other villages in Biswanath mandal
View all 60+ →- Niz-Baghmara
- Baghmari T.E. 399/402
- Koch Gaon
- Bhir Gaon
- Kamar Gaon
- Joypur
- Ara Bari
- Papari Guri
- Gar Bhitar
- Maran Gaon
- Brahmaputra Chapari
- Biswanath Town
- No.2 Barjarani
- Sadharu Ghop S.P.P 1/3
- Sal Mari
- Niz-Biswanath
- Bhimajuli
- No.2 Komalia
- Telengania
- Bali Pukhuri
- Than Behali
- Pachim Jinjia
- Barkatia Bari
- Sakomatha F.S. 1/3
- Monabari Basti
- No.5 Komalia
- Chengelijan
- Barali Mara
- Diring T.E. 315/530
- Kadamani Basti
- Ketela T.E. 54/112
- Rongsali Sonari
- Dhali T.E. 279/476
- Thandapani F.V.
- Japow Bari
- No.2 Bargang
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)