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Baniapara observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
Baniapara is a village in Rangjuli mandal, Goalpara district, Assam, with a population of 441 across 88 households and a literacy rate of 66.4%. The postal code is 783130.
By population, Baniapara ranks #87 of 126 villages in Rangjuli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baniapara ആസാംയിലെ ഗോവാല്പാറ ജില്ല, Rangjuli ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 441 പേർ 88 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Rangjuli ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 126 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 87-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 66%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 64% നേക്കാൾ 2 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 943 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് ഗോവാല്പാറ ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 24 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Tupamariൽ നിന്ന് 27 കി.മീ, Chaygaon റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 9 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 783130, Rangjuli പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 282543. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി J M B Clinic, 10 കി.മീ അകലെ. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 520, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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