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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bhowraguri is a village in Bijni (Pt) mandal, Chirang district, Assam. It has a population of 602 across 115 households, with a literacy rate of 49.8%.
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- LGD code
- 302077
- Pincode
- 783390
- Post office
- Bijni
- Population
- 602
- Households
- 115
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1034 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 198
- Distance to district centre
- 198 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 120 km
- Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
- 170 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 462 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chautara · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC, Bhowraguri · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhowraguri compares
By population, Bhowraguri ranks #159 of 291 villages in Bijni (Pt) mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.8%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Bhowraguri49.8%
Bijni (Pt) mandal53.2%
Chirang district53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,034
+60 vs mandal average
Bhowraguri1,034
Bijni (Pt) mandal974
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bhowraguri5.2
Bijni (Pt) mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhowraguri at a glance
Bhowraguri is a village of 602 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Bijni (Pt) block, Chirang district, Assam, the 159th-largest of 291 villages in Bijni (Pt) block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,034 women per 1,000 men. It lies 198 km from the Chirang district centre, 25 km from Falimari, the nearest town, 4 km from Chautara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 783390, served by Bijni post office; the LGD village code is 302077. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Bhowraguri, <1 km away. The village votes in Patacharkuchi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass. The population is estimated at 710 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhowraguri · this village | 602 | 50% | — |
| Bhowraguri · Gossaigaon (Pt) | 422 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Bhowraguri · Bijni (Pt) | 2,237 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Bhowraguri · Dotoma | 224 | 55% | 0 km N |
| Patakata · Bhowraguri | 637 | 63% | 2.6 km NE |
| Mowamari · Bhowraguri | 853 | 49% | 3.1 km E |
| Mowamari · Samaguri | 4,445 | 48% | 3.1 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhowraguri
- 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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- 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
- Bijni (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BOROBAZAR
- Total area (ha)
- 203.014
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhowraguri
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Key facts — Bhowraguri
- LGD code
- 302077
- Pincode
- 783390
- Post office
- Bijni
- Population (Census 2011)
- 602
- Population (projected 2026)
- 710
- Households
- 115
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1034
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Coordinates
- 26.42962°N, 90.06391°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barpeta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patacharkuchi
- Member of Parliament
- Phani Bhusan Choudhury
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ranjeet Kumar Dass
- Block / Mandal
- Bijni (Pt)
- Nearest railway station
- Pathsala (111.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bhowraguri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dispur (Guwahati)170 kmcapital
- Kolkata462 km
- Delhi1290 km
- Hyderabad1560 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChautara4 km
- Bus stopAlinagar23 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC, Bhowraguri<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India20 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump6 km
- CollegeKokrajhar Government College21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhowraguri
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 783390
- Kawatika-1Bijni (Pt) mandal4,060 pop
- BaghmaraBijni (Pt) mandal2,805 pop
- Monakucha No.2Bijni (Pt) mandal2,691 pop
- OxiguriBijni (Pt) mandal2,644 pop
- Daranga No.2Bijni (Pt) mandal2,484 pop
- PubkhamarparaBijni (Pt) mandal2,391 pop
- Simlaguri Forest BlockBijni (Pt) mandal2,243 pop
- BhowraguriBijni (Pt) mandal2,237 pop
- JharbispaniBijni (Pt) mandal2,176 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Bhowraguri
Looking for a different Bhowraguri? 3 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Bhowraguri →
Villages near Bhowraguri
Other villages in Bijni (Pt) mandal
View all 60+ →- Amteka F.V.
- Koilamoila Fv
- Malivita F/Block(Including Relief Camp)
- Kawatika-1
- Doturi
- Goroimari No.3
- Chatianguri No.2
- Bedlangkhaity
- Ballimari
- Baghmara
- Monakucha No.2
- Oxiguri
- Bijni Gaon
- Daranga No.2
- Pubkhamarpara
- Goroimari No.2
- Bhetagaon No.2
- Simlaguri Forest Block
- Bhowraguri
- Batabari
- Jharbispani
- Kawadi (Sonaikola)No.2
- Tekiamari
- Boupara
- Dhupguri
- Dakhin Makra No. 2
- Amguri
- Bishdoba
- Bhetagaon No. 1
- Majrabari No. 1
- Fulkumari
- Dakhin Makra No. 3
- Borgaon
- Sialmari
- Kahitama N.C
- Bhumkipara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)