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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 305477
- Pincode
- 784525
- Post office
- Kalaigaon
- Population
- 777
- Households
- 150
- Literacy rate
- 74.1%
- Sex ratio
- 923 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 391
Census 2011 · in context
How Barpukhurigaon compares
By population, Barpukhurigaon ranks #55 of 83 villages in Kalaigaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.1%
+7.5% vs mandal average
- Barpukhurigaon
- 74.1%
- Kalaigaon mandal
- 66.6%
- Udalguri district
- 56.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−39 vs mandal average
- Barpukhurigaon
- 923
- Kalaigaon mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Barpukhurigaon
- 5.2
- Kalaigaon mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barpukhurigaon at a glance
Barpukhurigaon is a village of 777 people in 150 households (Census 2011) in Kalaigaon block, Udalguri district, Assam, the 55th-largest of 83 villages in Kalaigaon block. Literacy is 74%, 8 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784525, served by Kalaigaon post office; the LGD village code is 305477. The village votes in Rangapara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kamal Tanti. The population is estimated at 916 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barpukhurigaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- No
- 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)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VCDC
- Total area (ha)
- 187
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barpukhurigaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barpukhurigaon
- LGD code
- 305477
- Pincode
- 784525
- Post office
- Kalaigaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 777
- Population (projected 2026)
- 916
- Households
- 150
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 923
- Literacy rate
- 74.1%
- 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 784525
- Kalaigaon TownKalaigaon mandal3,242 pop
- Singramari BagichaKalaigaon mandal2,367 pop
- No.1 Kalaigaon BagichaKalaigaon mandal1,900 pop
- BholabariKalaigaon mandal1,868 pop
- Ranthali Bagicha (Ranta Bagicha)Kalaigaon mandal1,773 pop
- NaharbariKalaigaon mandal1,716 pop
- Bholabari BagichaKalaigaon mandal1,696 pop
- NaptiparaKalaigaon mandal1,634 pop
- BheguriKalaigaon mandal1,578 pop
Other villages in Kalaigaon mandal
View all 60+ →- Kalaigaon Town
- Singramari Bagicha
- Tokankata
- No.1 Kalaigaon Bagicha
- Bholabari
- Ranthali Bagicha (Ranta Bagicha)
- 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
- Amgurigaon No.1
- 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)