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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
Reported by The Times of India.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shah Alam
Contact: 91****3415
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- LGD code
- 283137
- Pincode
- 781314
- Post office
- Santinagar (Barpeta)
- Population
- 1,284
- Households
- 251
- Literacy rate
- 34.4%
- Sex ratio
- 891 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 397
Census 2011 · in context
How Temura compares
By population, Temura ranks #99 of 138 villages in Barpeta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.4%
−16.8% vs mandal average
- Temura
- 34.4%
- Barpeta mandal
- 51.2%
- Barpeta district
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
−51 vs mandal average
- Temura
- 891
- Barpeta mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Temura
- 5.1
- Barpeta mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Temura at a glance
Temura is a village of 1,284 people in 251 households (Census 2011) in Barpeta block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 99th-largest of 138 villages in Barpeta block. Literacy is 34%, 17 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781314, served by Santinagar (Barpeta) post office; the LGD village code is 283137. The sarpanch is Shah Alam, and the village votes in Rupohihat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nurul Huda. The population is estimated at 1,514 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temura · this village | 1,284 | 34% | — |
| Rahampur · Barpeta | 2,860 | 38% | — |
| Milekuchi (Mail Kuchi) · Barpeta | 2,587 | 51% | — |
| Dongra · Barpeta | 1,902 | 45% | — |
| Charag Para · Barpeta | 1,641 | 40% | — |
| Garemari Gaon · Barpeta | 1,518 | 44% | — |
| Teklabala (Tekelabala) · Barpeta | 1,499 | 27% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Temura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- 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
- 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
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Barpeta (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DONGRA
- Total area (ha)
- 111.46
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Temura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Temura
- LGD code
- 283137
- Pincode
- 781314
- Post office
- Santinagar (Barpeta)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,284
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,514
- Households
- 251
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 891
- Literacy rate
- 34.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rupohihat
- Member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nurul Huda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shah Alam
- Block / Mandal
- Barpeta
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781314
- Kachumara N.C.Chenga mandal6,865 pop
- JaniaBaghbor mandal6,468 pop
- BhatkuchiBaghbor mandal6,205 pop
- Dhan BandhaBarpeta mandal5,952 pop
- Pakabetbaripam N.C.Barpeta mandal4,898 pop
- Pakabetbari GaonBarpeta mandal3,830 pop
- Jaher Pam (Johar Pam)Barpeta mandal3,586 pop
- Putlar TariBarpeta mandal3,422 pop
- Garemara GaonBarpeta mandal3,220 pop
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Other villages in Barpeta mandal
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- Bheraldi
- Baniara Para
- Kaljar
- Pakabetbaripam N.C.
- Kuriha
- Bhakuamari
- Khandakar Para
- Bhella
- Itarbheta
- Radhakuchi
- Ata
- Bunbahar (Bonbaha)
- Pakabetbari Gaon
- Kahikuchi
- Keotkuchi
- Jaher Pam (Johar Pam)
- Dabalia Para
- Bhayraguri Pam
- Dhakalia Para (Dhakia Para)
- Kathlijar
- Putlar Tari
- Ghilajari
- Chakir Bhitha
- Garemara Gaon
- Khandar Par
- Moiramara
- Khablar Bhitha
- Kharua Para (Nagaon Kharuapara
- Jogir Pam
- Damal Jar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)