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Kuchilargool observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Badarpur mandal is Lamajuar Kalibari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kuchilargool itself.
By population, Kuchilargool ranks #60 of 85 villages in Badarpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kuchilargool is a village of 554 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Badarpur block, Karimganj district, Assam, the 60th-largest of 85 villages in Badarpur block. Literacy is 72%, 4 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,037 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788806, served by Badarpur (Karimganj) post office; the LGD village code is 300189. The sarpanch is president, and the village votes in Badarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abdul Aziz. The population is estimated at 653 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Duttapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuchilargool · this village | 554 | 72% | — |
| Dattapur · Badarpur | 6,074 | 64% | — |
| Mugrapur · Badarpur | 1,323 | 65% | — |
| Adarkona Pt III · Badarpur | 674 | 71% | — |
| Adarkona Pt I · Badarpur | 405 | 64% | — |
| Konabagargool Pt III · Nilambazar | 268 | 71% | — |
| Adarkona Pt II · Badarpur | 239 | 44% | — |
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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