From Prayer to Potholes: How a Catholic Community Transformed a Village in Assam
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Bilpar observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
By population, Bilpar ranks #50 of 113 villages in Dalgaon (Pt) mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bilpar is a village of 2,100 people in 371 households (Census 2011) in Dalgaon (Pt) block, Darrang district, Assam, the 50th-largest of 113 villages in Dalgaon (Pt) block. Literacy is 25%, 14 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784116, served by Dalgaon post office; the LGD village code is 305287. The sarpanch is Samina Yeasmin, and the village votes in Majbat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Charan Boro. The population is estimated at 2,476 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rowmari-Barkur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilpar · this village | 2,100 | 25% | — |
| No.2 Sialmarikhuti · Dalgaon (Pt) | 1,348 | 37% | — |
| No.1 Sialmarikhuti · Dalgaon (Pt) | 1,281 | 41% | — |
| Bagaribari · Dalgaon (Pt) | 884 | 68% | — |
| Nadirpar · Dalgaon (Pt) | 293 | 23% | — |
| Badalisar · Dalgaon (Pt) | — | — | — |
| Barkur · Dalgaon (Pt) | — | — | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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