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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kumar Gaon is a village in Tezpur mandal, Sonitpur district, Assam, with a population of 1,113 in 250 households. It has a literacy rate of 85.4%, among the higher rates in the region.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PUTUL SARMAH
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- LGD code
- 286290
- Pincode
- 784001
- Post office
- Hazarapar
- Population
- 1,113
- Households
- 250
- Literacy rate
- 85.4%
- Sex ratio
- 942 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 376
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 71 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 #61 of 129 villages in Tezpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.4%
+19.7% vs mandal average
Kumar Gaon85.4%
Tezpur mandal65.7%
Sonitpur district57.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
+12 vs mandal average
Kumar Gaon942
Tezpur mandal930
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kumar Gaon4.5
Tezpur mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kumar Gaon at a glance
Kumar Gaon is a village of 1,113 people in 250 households (Census 2011) in Tezpur block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 61st-largest of 129 villages in Tezpur block. Literacy is 85%, 20 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Sonitpur district centre, 9 km from Jorhat Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 784001, served by Hazarapar post office; the LGD village code is 286290. The nearest hospital or health centre is City Orthopaedic Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is PUTUL SARMAH, and the village votes in Bokakhat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Atul Bora. The population is estimated at 1,312 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Gaon · this village | 1,113 | 85% | — |
| Kahar Gaon · Jorhat West | 1,415 | 87% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Teok | 532 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Kumar Gaon · Samaguri | 3,628 | 50% | 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 |
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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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- TEZPUR (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 176
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kumar Gaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kumar Gaon
- LGD code
- 286290
- Pincode
- 784001
- Post office
- Hazarapar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,113
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,312
- Households
- 250
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 942
- Literacy rate
- 85.4%
- Coordinates
- 26.82819°N, 94.24729°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bokakhat
- Member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Atul Bora
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PUTUL SARMAH
- Block / Mandal
- Tezpur
- Nearest PHC
- Dolamara MPHC (72.9 km)
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 784001
- Kali Bari Rajah ChaharTezpur mandal2,928 pop
- Kali Bari ChukTezpur mandal2,185 pop
- Bura ChapariTezpur mandal810 pop
- Alimar ChakTezpur mandal677 pop
- Ganesh TapuTezpur mandal162 pop
- Bhomoraguri R.F.Tezpur mandal137 pop
- Tezpur DoloniTezpur mandal0 pop
- Barika ChuburiTezpur mandal
- Hazarpar Dekar GaonTezpur mandal
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 GaonSamaguri · Nagaon, Assam3,628 pop
- 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 GaonJorhat West · Jorhat, Assam756 pop
- Kumar GaonTeok · Jorhat, Assam532 pop
Other villages in Tezpur mandal
View all 60+ →- No.1 Dolabari
- Niz-Bihaguri Gaon
- Hari Gaon
- Saikia Chuburi Dekar Gaon
- Bhozkhowa Chapari
- Borguri Gaon
- Na-Pam Gaon
- Satai Sapari Gaon
- Bhomoraguri
- Bhitor Suti Gaon
- Solmara Gaon
- Sopora Chuburi
- Bhozkhowa Gaon
- Gatanga Kahdol
- Batamari
- Puniani Gaon
- Da-Ati Gaon
- Bhaluke Khowa Bara Gaon
- Kali Bari Rajah Chahar
- Da-Gaon Pukhuria
- Karaiani Nepali Gaon
- Pitha Khowa Gaon
- Parowa Gaon
- Goroi Mari Borpukhuri
- Urium Guri Gaon
- Karaiani Bangali Gaon
- Dipota Hatkhola
- Alisinga Uriuamguri
- Betani Jhar
- Bhaluk Jharani
- Deka Chuburi Kudar Bari Gaon
- Likhak Gaon
- Raj Bharal
- Bebezia Gaon
- Amola Pam Gaon
- No.3 Siruwani
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)