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Garukhuti observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Dimow mandal is Maghnowa Doul. No temple of this dedication is on record within Garukhuti itself.
By population, Garukhuti ranks #116 of 158 villages in Dimow mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garukhuti is a village of 465 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Dimow block, Sivasagar district, Assam, the 116th-largest of 158 villages in Dimow block. Literacy is 78%, 9 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 785671, served by Nitaipukhuri post office; the LGD village code is 292481. The sarpanch is PUSPA GOGOI, and the village votes in Bihpuria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Amiya Kumar Bhuyan. The population is estimated at 548 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nitaipukhuri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garukhuti · this village | 465 | 78% | — |
| Nitai Pukhuri Gaon · Dimow | 1,996 | 85% | — |
| Baputigarh · Dimow | 1,494 | 80% | — |
| Bogpara · Dimow | 1,215 | 72% | — |
| Dowarichiga · Dimow | 873 | 90% | — |
| Dihingia · Dimow | 763 | 83% | — |
| Bagali Pathar · Dimow | 424 | 82% | — |
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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