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Bongaon observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
Temples near Bongaon
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Khumtai mandal is Laymen's Evangelical Fellewship Guwahati. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bongaon itself.
Bongaon is located in Khumtai mandal, Golaghat district, Assam, with a population of 3,344 across 735 households. The village has a literacy rate of 50.4% and is situated at 26.118°N, 91.793°E with PIN code 785611.
By population, Bongaon ranks #4 of 69 villages in Khumtai mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bongaon అసోంలోని గోలాఘాట్ జిల్లా, Khumtai బ్లాక్లో 3,344 జనాభా 735 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Khumtai బ్లాక్లోని 69 గ్రామాలలో 4వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 50%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 63% కంటే 13 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,049 మహిళలు. ఇది గోలాఘాట్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 133 కి.మీ, New Guwahati రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 7 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 785611, Badulipaar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 294304. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం speciality homoepathic clinic, <1 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ TILESWAR BORA; గ్రామం Gauhati East అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Siddhartha Bhattacharya. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 3,943, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Pub Mahura →
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.
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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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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