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- LGD code
- 305500
- Pincode
- 784528
- Post office
- Purana Tangla
- Population
- 817
- Households
- 161
- Literacy rate
- 69.8%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 160
Census 2011 · in context
How Barjhar compares
By population, Barjhar ranks #51 of 83 villages in Kalaigaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.8%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Barjhar
- 69.8%
- Kalaigaon mandal
- 66.6%
- Udalguri district
- 56.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
−12 vs mandal average
- Barjhar
- 950
- Kalaigaon mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Barjhar
- 5.1
- Kalaigaon mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barjhar at a glance
Barjhar is a village of 817 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Kalaigaon block, Udalguri district, Assam, the 51st-largest of 83 villages in Kalaigaon block. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784528, served by Purana Tangla post office; the LGD village code is 305500. The village votes in Rangapara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kamal Tanti. The population is estimated at 963 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barjhar
- 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)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Udalguri (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHUNYANKHAT
- Total area (ha)
- 232.08
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 122
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barjhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barjhar
- LGD code
- 305500
- Pincode
- 784528
- Post office
- Purana Tangla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 817
- Population (projected 2026)
- 963
- Households
- 161
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 69.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rangapara
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishna Kamal Tanti
- Block / Mandal
- Kalaigaon
- Nearest railway station
- Dhalai Beel (14.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784528
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- JalukbariKhoirabari mandal2,321 pop
- GurihatiKhoirabari mandal2,069 pop
- KukurakataHarisinga mandal1,758 pop
- HiraparagaonKalaigaon mandal1,590 pop
- BhuyaynkhatKalaigaon mandal1,459 pop
- DarogakhatKhoirabari mandal1,443 pop
- RupakhatKhoirabari mandal1,437 pop
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Other villages named Barjhar
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Other villages in Kalaigaon mandal
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- No.1 Kalaigaon Bagicha
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- Naharbari
- Bholabari Bagicha
- Naptipara
- Hiraparagaon
- Bheguri
- No.2 Kalaigaon Bagich
- Barkalabagicha
- Makelikanda
- Ganakpara
- Sagunbahi
- Bhuyaynkhat
- Mahaliajhar Bagicha
- Balipara
- Habibhanga
- Bagichachubagaon
- Amgurigaon No.2
- Khas Ranthali
- Jhilika Khat
- Tamara
- Barjhar Bagicha
- Oza Gaon
- Sengapathar
- Uttar Barpukhuri
- Bannaguri
- Khairabari
- Kacharital
- Uttar Bakrajhar
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- Kotara
- Niz Mangalbecha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)