Farmers seize weighing scales over alleged under-weighing of paddy, jute at Assam’s Juria market
Reported by India Today NE.
Purbo Purbogool observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Patharkandi mandal is Catholic Church. No temple of this dedication is on record within Purbo Purbogool itself.
By population, Purbo Purbogool ranks #189 of 206 villages in Patharkandi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purbo Purbogool is a village of 157 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Patharkandi block, Karimganj district, Assam, the 189th-largest of 206 villages in Patharkandi block. Literacy is 53%, 7 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,039 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788724, served by Patharkandi post office; the LGD village code is 300434. The sarpanch is DIPANKAE dEY. The population is estimated at 185 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Farikuna Duhalian →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purbo Purbogool · this village | 157 | 53% | — |
| Duhalia Pt IV · Patharkandi | 2,254 | 82% | — |
| Duhalia Pt III · Patharkandi | 1,248 | 73% | — |
| Duhalia Hill Kitte Narainpur · Patharkandi | 859 | 56% | — |
| Purbo Tatirbond · Patharkandi | 850 | 56% | — |
| Duhalia Hill Kitte Purbo Narainpur · Patharkandi | 818 | 34% | — |
| Duhalia Hill Kitte Bhurunga Punjee · Patharkandi | 796 | 67% | — |
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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