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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pritom Paul
Contact: 93****7289
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- LGD code
- 299005
- Pincode
- 788115
- Post office
- Narsingpur
- Population
- 618
- Households
- 144
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 253
Census 2011 · in context
How Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul) compares
By population, Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul) ranks #146 of 222 villages in Katigora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.9%
+15.1% vs mandal average
- Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
- 80.9%
- Katigora mandal
- 65.8%
- Cachar district
- 67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−30 vs mandal average
- Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
- 913
- Katigora mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
- 4.3
- Katigora mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul) at a glance
Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul) is a village of 618 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Katigora block, Cachar district, Assam, the 146th-largest of 222 villages in Katigora block. Literacy is 81%, 15 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788115, served by Narsingpur post office; the LGD village code is 299005. The sarpanch is Pritom Paul , and the village votes in Barkhola assembly constituency, represented by MLA Misbahul Islam Laskar. The population is estimated at 729 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kushiarkul →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul) · this village | 618 | 81% | — |
| Biswambarpur · Katigora | 1,703 | 69% | — |
| Baleswarpur Gnt(Baleswargrant) · Katigora | 1,544 | 57% | — |
| Natanpur · Katigora | 1,438 | 63% | — |
| Natanpur Grant · Katigora | 839 | 51% | — |
| Gumra Grant · Katigora | 686 | 48% | — |
| Malidahar Mikir Punjee · Katigora | 459 | 22% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Badarpur (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 350
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUSHIKUL
- Total area (ha)
- 52.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
- LGD code
- 299005
- Pincode
- 788115
- Post office
- Narsingpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 618
- Population (projected 2026)
- 729
- Households
- 144
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Silchar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barkhola
- Member of Parliament
- Parimal Suklabaidya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Misbahul Islam Laskar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Pritom Paul
- Block / Mandal
- Katigora
- Nearest PHC
- BPHC,Sonai (22.0 km)
- Nearest post office
- Baskandi Post Office (20.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (20.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Damchara (17.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788115
- Talkar GrantKatigora mandal8,068 pop
- Sunapur Pt I (Sonapur Pt I)Katigora mandal4,775 pop
- Dinanath Pur GrantKatigora mandal4,662 pop
- Behara Pt IVKatigora mandal4,285 pop
- Behara Pt IIIKatigora mandal4,161 pop
- GobindakupaKatigora mandal3,747 pop
- Kajidahar Pt IIISonai mandal3,706 pop
- Behara Pt VKatigora mandal3,576 pop
- Kajidahar Pt ISonai mandal3,467 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kushierkul (Kushiyarkul)
Other villages in Katigora mandal
View all 60+ →- Talkar Grant
- Sunapur Pt I (Sonapur Pt I)
- Dinanath Pur Grant
- Behara Pt IV
- Behara Pt III
- Panchgram
- Gobindakupa
- Behara Pt V
- Barjatrapur
- Gobindapur Pt III
- Bhairabpur Pt II
- Lathimara (Latimara)
- Bhangerpar Pt IV
- Brahman Gram
- Bhairabpur Pt V
- Tarapur
- Bhangerpar Pt II
- Tarapur
- Kalibari T.E.
- Lakhipur Pt I(Lakshanipur Pt I
- Niz-Fulbari Pt III
- Paikan
- Tarinipur Pt III
- Niz-Fulbari Pt I
- Burunga Pt I
- Sewti Pt I (Santi Pt I)
- Khelma Pt VI
- Jagadishpur Pt V
- Khelma Pt VII
- Natanpur
- Behara Pt VI
- Sibnarain Pur
- Chandi Nagar Pt II
- Niz Katigorah Pt II
- Siddeswar Pt II
- Dudpur Pt I
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)