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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sajali barman
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- LGD code
- 299885
- Pincode
- 788103
- Post office
- Lakhipur (Cachar)
- Population
- 314
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1512 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 108
Census 2011 · in context
How Cherenga Punji compares
By population, Cherenga Punji ranks #166 of 255 villages in Lakhipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.6%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Cherenga Punji
- 64.6%
- Lakhipur mandal
- 62.5%
- Cachar district
- 67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,512
+541 vs mandal average
- Cherenga Punji
- 1,512
- Lakhipur mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Cherenga Punji
- 4.8
- Lakhipur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Cherenga Punji at a glance
Cherenga Punji is a village of 314 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Lakhipur block, Cachar district, Assam, the 166th-largest of 255 villages in Lakhipur block. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,512 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788103, served by Lakhipur (Cachar) post office; the LGD village code is 299885. The sarpanch is sajali barman, and the village votes in Bhabanipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phanidhar Talukdar. The population is estimated at 370 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Fulertal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherenga Punji · this village | 314 | 65% | — |
| Kalam Naga Punji · Lakhipur | 873 | 43% | — |
| Natun Fulertol · Lakhipur | 700 | 80% | — |
| U.S.Labongkhal Pt IV · Lakhipur | 691 | 70% | — |
| U.S. Chur Punji Pt III · Lakhipur | 566 | 68% | — |
| Kapakhal F.V. · Lakhipur | 507 | 82% | — |
| Tupidahar F.V. · Lakhipur | 403 | 24% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cherenga Punji
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 99
- Power hours (winter)
- 99
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Lakhipur (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 132
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Cherenga Punji
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Cherenga Punji
- LGD code
- 299885
- Pincode
- 788103
- Post office
- Lakhipur (Cachar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 314
- Population (projected 2026)
- 370
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1512
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kokrajhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhabanipur
- Member of Parliament
- Joyanta Basumatary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phanidhar Talukdar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sajali barman
- Block / Mandal
- Lakhipur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788103
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Cherenga Punji
Other villages in Lakhipur mandal
View all 60+ →- Binnakandi Grant
- Lalang Grant
- Barthal Grant
- Laboc Grant
- Didarkush Grant
- Singerbond Pt IV
- Chotomanda T.E.
- Niz-Banskandi Pt III
- Baladhan Grant
- Kanakpur Pt III
- Jirighat Cha Bagicha Pt I
- Thailu Cha Bagicha
- Kaptanpur Pt XVIII
- Gobindapur Pt I
- Lalpani
- Palerbond Grant(P.B.Grant T.E)
- Dilkhosh Grant
- Lediachara Grant
- Niz-Banskandi Pt II
- Gobindapur Pt III
- Jaipur Pt I
- Lalangkitta Labocpar Pt I
- Niz-Rupairbali
- Boaligrant
- Lalang Pt I
- Niz-Banskandi Pt I
- Lalang Pt II
- Kaptanpur Pt I
- Tarapur Grant
- Kaptanpur Pt XVI
- Lakhinagar F.V.
- Binnakandi Pt I
- Uzan Tarapur
- Jirighat Cha Bagicha Pt II
- Narainpur Grant Pt I
- Gobindapur Pt II
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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)