No Bridge Over River, Assam School Children Still Depend On Boats
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Laokhowa observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Moran mandal is Sunari gaon Namghar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Laokhowa itself.
By population, Laokhowa ranks #117 of 307 villages in Moran mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Laokhowa is a village of 507 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Moran block, Dibrugarh district, Assam, the 117th-largest of 307 villages in Moran block. Literacy is 79%, 10 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 785675, served by Khowang post office; the LGD village code is 291946. The sarpanch is deepak tanti, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 598 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sepon →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laokhowa · this village | 507 | 79% | — |
| Sepon 284 Nlr Grant · Moran | 1,705 | 61% | — |
| Sepon Chah Bagicha 107/110 Nlr · Moran | 1,632 | 67% | — |
| Sepon Chah Bagicha 18/21 Nlr G · Moran | 1,300 | 55% | — |
| Diroighat · Moran | 1,090 | 72% | — |
| Bhalukaguri · Moran | 916 | 69% | — |
| Dikhari 283 Nlr Grant · Moran | 741 | 54% | — |
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.
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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