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September 2026
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Assam Congress faces setback in Samaguri ahead of Nagaon by-election as panchayat leaders, booth functionaries quit
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 284350
- Pincode
- 782140
- Post office
- Samaguri
- Population
- 3,628
- Households
- 780
- Literacy rate
- 49.6%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,086
- Distance to district centre
- 92 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 154 km
- Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
- 261 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 760 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jorhat Town · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- City Orthopaedic Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kumar Gaon compares
By population, Kumar Gaon ranks #25 of 189 villages in Samaguri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.6%
−6.5% vs mandal average
- Kumar Gaon
- 49.6%
- Samaguri mandal
- 56.1%
- Nagaon district
- 60.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+6 vs mandal average
- Kumar Gaon
- 975
- Samaguri mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kumar Gaon
- 4.7
- Samaguri mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kumar Gaon at a glance
Kumar Gaon is a village of 3,628 people in 780 households (Census 2011) in Samaguri block, Nagaon district, Assam, the 25th-largest of 189 villages in Samaguri block. Literacy is 50%, 7 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 92 km from the Nagaon district centre, 9 km from Jorhat Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 782140, served by Samaguri post office; the LGD village code is 284350. The nearest hospital or health centre is City Orthopaedic Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Tezpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prithiraj Rava. The population is estimated at 4,277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sutargaon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Gaon · this village | 3,628 | 50% | — |
| Kahar Gaon · Jorhat West | 1,415 | 87% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Teok | 532 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Naduar | 1,716 | 72% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Dergaon | 2,330 | 91% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Golaghat | 1,458 | 91% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Dhemaji | 99 | 68% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kumar Gaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- NAGAON (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 115
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GEREKI
- Total area (ha)
- 298.39
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kumar Gaon
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Key facts — Kumar Gaon
- LGD code
- 284350
- Pincode
- 782140
- Post office
- Samaguri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,628
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,277
- Households
- 780
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 49.6%
- Coordinates
- 26.82819°N, 94.24729°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prithiraj Rava
- Block / Mandal
- Samaguri
Getting there
How to reach Kumar Gaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dispur (Guwahati)261 kmcapital
- Kolkata760 km
- Delhi1687 km
- Hyderabad1931 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJorhat Town9 km
- Bus stopGovernment funded rickshaws to Jorhat 30 rupees3 km
- Hospital / PHCCity Orthopaedic Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankSBI8 km
- Petrol pumpAssam oil16 km
- CollegeRadhaKrishna Junior College9 km
- Police stationSP Office9 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kumar Gaon
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Bahona CollegeSchool2.1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 782140
- LailuriSamaguri mandal7,472 pop
- SonaribaliSamaguri mandal7,050 pop
- Bajia GaonSamaguri mandal6,681 pop
- Gerua MukhSamaguri mandal5,435 pop
- MagurmatiSamaguri mandal4,915 pop
- BhagamurSamaguri mandal4,779 pop
- Pub SingimariSamaguri mandal4,525 pop
- MowamariSamaguri mandal4,445 pop
- KanuamariSamaguri mandal4,414 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Kumar Gaon
Looking for a different Kumar Gaon? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Kumar Gaon →
- Kumar GaonJorhat East · Jorhat, Assam2,736 pop
- Kumar GaonDergaon · Golaghat, Assam2,330 pop
- Kumar GaonNaduar · Sonitpur, Assam1,716 pop
- Kumar GaonGolaghat · Golaghat, Assam1,458 pop
- Kumar GaonNagaon · Nagaon, Assam1,333 pop
- Kumar GaonTezpur · Sonitpur, Assam1,113 pop
- Kumar GaonJorhat West · Jorhat, Assam756 pop
- Kumar GaonTeok · Jorhat, Assam532 pop
Other villages in Samaguri mandal
View all 60+ →- Lailuri
- Sonaribali
- Bajia Gaon
- Gerua Mukh
- Pachim Singimari
- Magurmati
- Bhagamur
- Kawaimari
- Kathpara
- Niz Chalchali
- No.2 Bhatiakhali
- Pub Singimari
- Kholihamari
- Mowamari
- Kanuamari
- Laogaon
- Karoiguir
- Gorematikhowa
- Pub Larimukh
- Missa
- Borghat
- Bogabill
- Gerua Ati
- Telia Sapari
- Pachim Salpara
- Kadamguri
- Gereki
- Puthikhaity
- Paghali
- Jiewmari
- Gotonga
- Tekeli Pota
- Kacha Khaity
- Halowa Gaon
- Amluckie T.E. No.4
- Pachim Larimukh
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)