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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sajali barman
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- LGD code
- 300656
- Pincode
- 788156
- Post office
- Anilgarh
- Population
- 546
- Households
- 94
- Literacy rate
- 53.8%
- Sex ratio
- 971 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 200
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakalkandi compares
By population, Bakalkandi ranks #182 of 289 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.8%
−7.2% vs mandal average
- Bakalkandi
- 53.8%
- Ramkrishna Nagar mandal
- 61.0%
- Karimganj district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
+10 vs mandal average
- Bakalkandi
- 971
- Ramkrishna Nagar mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Bakalkandi
- 5.8
- Ramkrishna Nagar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakalkandi at a glance
Bakalkandi is a village of 546 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Ramkrishna Nagar block, Karimganj district, Assam, the 182nd-largest of 289 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar block. Literacy is 54%, 7 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788156, served by Anilgarh post office; the LGD village code is 300656. The sarpanch is sajali barman, and the village votes in Chaygaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed. The population is estimated at 644 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Anandapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakalkandi · this village | 546 | 54% | — |
| Kalyanpur · Ramkrishna Nagar | 1,458 | 63% | — |
| Deodhar · Ramkrishna Nagar | 1,051 | 70% | — |
| Chotokona · Ramkrishna Nagar | 871 | 63% | — |
| Samriddhipur · Ramkrishna Nagar | 870 | 69% | — |
| Dargarbond Pt II · Ramkrishna Nagar | 795 | 50% | — |
| Anandapur · Ramkrishna Nagar | 713 | 72% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakalkandi
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Karimganj (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 48
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ANANDAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 80.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakalkandi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bakalkandi
- LGD code
- 300656
- Pincode
- 788156
- Post office
- Anilgarh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 546
- Population (projected 2026)
- 644
- Households
- 94
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 971
- Literacy rate
- 53.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gauhati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chaygaon
- Member of Parliament
- Bijuli Kalita Medhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rekibuddin Ahmed
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sajali barman
- Block / Mandal
- Ramkrishna Nagar
- Nearest PHC
- State Dispensary, Rajapara (5.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788156
- NiznabinRamkrishna Nagar mandal2,482 pop
- Balirbond Pt IIRamkrishna Nagar mandal2,038 pop
- KhalagaonRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,655 pop
- Balirbond Pt IIIRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,651 pop
- Gamaria Pt IIRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,642 pop
- KalyanpurRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,458 pop
- DargarbondRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,326 pop
- Gamaria Pt IRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,211 pop
- MangalpurRamkrishna Nagar mandal1,087 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bakalkandi
Other villages in Ramkrishna Nagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Kalinagar Cha Bagan Pt II
- Pachim Butucherra T.E.
- Lila Chila Grant
- Kalachera Grant
- Eraligool Pt IX
- Anipur Grant
- Purba Butucherra T.E.
- Pata Khauri
- Kalamagura
- Patiala (T.S.)
- Barbalia
- Singlacherra Grant Pt II
- Ramkrishnanagar Pt IV
- Behairdala
- Nagendra Nagar
- Pachim Jangibari
- Sarkaribari
- Bidyanagar T.E. Pt V
- Niznabin
- Gulal Kandi
- Bidyanagar T.E. Pt II
- Nayatilla
- Bazarghat Pt I
- Pachim Baruala
- Balirbond Pt II
- Dhalgram Pt II
- Rupagram Pt I
- Purbo Lalcherra T.E.
- Eraligool Pt VIII
- Maguragrant
- Uttar Olivia
- Kurikala
- Nitainagar
- Dakshin Khegragool T.E.
- Dullavcherra T.E. Pt II
- Kalinagar Cha Bagan Pt I
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)