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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANUP DAS
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- LGD code
- 286646
- Pincode
- 784176
- Post office
- Chariali
- Population
- 664
- Households
- 153
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Sex ratio
- 930 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 341
Census 2011 · in context
How Bam Gaon compares
By population, Bam Gaon ranks #191 of 377 villages in Biswanath mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.7%
+38.1% vs mandal average
- Bam Gaon
- 87.7%
- Biswanath mandal
- 49.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
930
−35 vs mandal average
- Bam Gaon
- 930
- Biswanath mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Bam Gaon
- 4.3
- Biswanath mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bam Gaon at a glance
Bam Gaon is a village of 664 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Biswanath block, Biswanath district, Assam, the 191st-largest of 377 villages in Biswanath block. Literacy is 88%, 38 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784176, served by Chariali post office; the LGD village code is 286646. The sarpanch is ANUP DAS, and the village votes in Dalgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mazibur Rahman. The population is estimated at 783 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Gaon · this village | 664 | 88% | — |
| Papari Guri · Biswanath | 2,957 | 49% | — |
| Maral Gaon · Biswanath | 1,592 | 83% | — |
| Erabari Nagar · Biswanath | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bam Gaon
- 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)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Biswanath Chariali (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 214.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bam Gaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bam Gaon
- LGD code
- 286646
- Pincode
- 784176
- Post office
- Chariali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 664
- Population (projected 2026)
- 783
- Households
- 153
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 930
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dalgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Dilip Saikia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mazibur Rahman
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANUP DAS
- Block / Mandal
- Biswanath
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784176
- Niz-BaghmaraBiswanath mandal5,725 pop
- Baghmari T.E. 399/402Biswanath mandal4,426 pop
- Koch GaonBiswanath mandal4,375 pop
- Bhir GaonBiswanath mandal4,332 pop
- Barpukhuri T.E.Biswanath mandal4,215 pop
- Kamar GaonBiswanath mandal3,530 pop
- Papari GuriBiswanath mandal2,957 pop
- Biswanath TownBiswanath mandal2,792 pop
- Sadharu Ghop S.P.P 1/3Biswanath mandal2,645 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bam Gaon
Other villages in Biswanath mandal
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- Barpukhuri T.E.
- Kamar Gaon
- Joypur
- Ara Bari
- Papari Guri
- Gar Bhitar
- Maran Gaon
- Brahmaputra Chapari
- Biswanath Town
- No.2 Barjarani
- Sadharu Ghop S.P.P 1/3
- Sal Mari
- Niz-Biswanath
- Bhimajuli
- No.2 Komalia
- Telengania
- Bali Pukhuri
- Than Behali
- Pachim Jinjia
- Barkatia Bari
- Sakomatha F.S. 1/3
- Monabari Basti
- No.5 Komalia
- Chengelijan
- Barali Mara
- Diring T.E. 315/530
- Kadamani Basti
- Ketela T.E. 54/112
- Rongsali Sonari
- Dhali T.E. 279/476
- Thandapani F.V.
- Japow Bari
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)