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Revenue village·Katigora block·Cachar

Tarapur

Katigora mandal
Pincode 788115
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Tarapur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Assam.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Tarapur

  • Ramkrishna Mission Silchar · 0.7 km
  • Presbyterian Church · 1.1 km
  • ISKCON · 1.3 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Katigora mandal

The principal temple recorded for Katigora mandal is Ramkrishna Mission Silchar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Tarapur itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AZAHAR UDDIN
Contact: 93****4711
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LGD code
299003
Pincode
788115
Post office
Narsingpur
Population
3,027
Households
622
Literacy rate
61.3%
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000♂
Workers
930
Distance to district centre
80 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
180 km
Distance to Kolkata
515 km
Nearest railway station
Bhasha Shahid · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lions Eye Hospital, Cachar · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Tarapur compares

By population, Tarapur ranks #16 of 222 villages in Katigora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.3%
−4.5% vs mandal average
Tarapur
61.3%
Katigora mandal
65.8%
Cachar district
67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
−4 vs mandal average
Tarapur
939
Katigora mandal
943
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Tarapur
4.9
Katigora mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Tarapur at a glance

Tarapur is a village of 3,027 people in 622 households (Census 2011) in Katigora block, Cachar district, Assam, the 16th-largest of 222 villages in Katigora block. Literacy is 61%, 5 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Cachar district centre, under 1 km from Bhasha Shahid railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 788115, served by Narsingpur post office; the LGD village code is 299003. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre, bank, post office. The sarpanch is AZAHAR UDDIN, and the village votes in Barkhola assembly constituency, represented by MLA Misbahul Islam Laskar. The population is estimated at 3,569 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jalalpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Tarapur · this village3,02761%
Tarapur · Katigora2,99669%0 km N
Rangpur · Katigora1,21259%7.3 km W
Natanpur · Katigora1,43863%7.3 km W
Natanpur · Katigora2,52562%7.3 km W
Saraspur · Katigora1,50862%7.3 km W
Kharil Bagicha · Silchar1,14050%9.7 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tarapur

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Badarpur (TC)
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
41
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
350
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KUSHIRKUL
Total area (ha)
243.9
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Tarapur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Tarapur

LGD code
299003
Pincode
788115
Post office
Narsingpur
Population (Census 2011)
3,027
Population (projected 2026)
3,569
Households
622
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
939
Literacy rate
61.3%
Coordinates
24.82831°N, 92.78732°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Silchar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barkhola
Member of Parliament
Parimal Suklabaidya
Member of Legislative Assembly
Misbahul Islam Laskar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
AZAHAR UDDIN
Block / Mandal
Katigora
Nearest PHC
Binode Doctor's Clinic (1.0 km)
Nearest bank
State Bank of India (1.0 km)
Nearest railway station
Bhasha Shahid (0.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Tarapur

Mandal centre
Katigora · ≈ 7.6 km
≈ 16 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Cachar · ≈ 80 km
≈ 2 h 45 min by car · 3 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dispur (Guwahati)180 kmcapital
  • Kolkata515 km
  • Delhi1602 km
  • Hyderabad1697 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhasha Shahid<1 km
  • Bus stopDifficult to find with works;)1 km
  • Hospital / PHCLions Eye Hospital, Cachar<1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India1 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil1 km
  • CollegeCachar College1 km
  • Police stationMalugram Police Outpost2 km
Nearest to the village
Bus stop
Difficult to find with works;)1.3 km
Railway station
Bhasha Shahidunder 1 km
Health centre
Lions Eye Hospital, Cacharunder 1 km
Bank / ATM
State Bank of India1.0 km
Petrol pump
Indian Oil1.3 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
  • Primary health centre
  • Bank
  • Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Tarapur

7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Tarapur

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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