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No.2 Rangapara T.E. observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Chariduar mandal is Negheriting Shiva Doul. No temple of this dedication is on record within No.2 Rangapara T.E. itself.
By population, No.2 Rangapara T.E. ranks #52 of 381 villages in Chariduar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
No.2 Rangapara T.E. is a village of 1,848 people in 395 households (Census 2011) in Chariduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 52nd-largest of 381 villages in Chariduar block. Literacy is 29%, 25 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784505, served by Rangapara post office; the LGD village code is 286059. The sarpanch is PR, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 2,179 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Borjuli →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.2 Rangapara T.E. · this village | 1,848 | 29% | — |
| No.2 Barjuli T.E. · Chariduar | 4,950 | 33% | — |
| No.3 Sonajuli T E · Chariduar | 1,739 | 30% | — |
| Dholkoba T.E. · Chariduar | 1,369 | 35% | — |
| No.1 Sonajuli T E · Chariduar | 1,187 | 30% | — |
| No.2 Sonajuli T E · Chariduar | 1,055 | 30% | — |
| Barjuli Sonajuli Req Grant · Chariduar | 894 | 48% | — |
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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