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Bhuyan Para observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Naduar mandal is Sunari gaon Namghar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhuyan Para itself.
By population, Bhuyan Para ranks #29 of 58 villages in Naduar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhuyan Para is a village of 1,007 people in 195 households (Census 2011) in Naduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 29th-largest of 58 villages in Naduar block. Literacy is 61%, 8 points below the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784175, served by Sootea post office; the LGD village code is 286494. The sarpanch is Uday sankar Saikia, and the village votes in Jorhat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami. The population is estimated at 1,187 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: 3 No. Sootea →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuyan Para · this village | 1,007 | 61% | — |
| Niz-Chatia · Naduar | 2,917 | 88% | — |
| Nag-Sankar Gaon · Naduar | 2,445 | 73% | — |
| Gareki Grant · Naduar | 2,190 | 69% | — |
| Chaporial · Naduar | 1,857 | 80% | — |
| Barabhuyan · Na-Duar | 1,737 | 85% | — |
| Malar Gaon · Naduar | 1,654 | 75% | — |
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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