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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
Reported by The Times of India.
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Abhijit Kanu
Contact: 81****4348
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- LGD code
- 299935
- Pincode
- 788126
- Post office
- Binnakandi Ghat
- Population
- 1,211
- Households
- 259
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 397
Census 2011 · in context
How Machkhal Pt I compares
By population, Machkhal Pt I ranks #88 of 255 villages in Lakhipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
−16.8% vs mandal average
- Machkhal Pt I
- 45.7%
- Lakhipur mandal
- 62.5%
- Cachar district
- 67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
−55 vs mandal average
- Machkhal Pt I
- 916
- Lakhipur mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Machkhal Pt I
- 4.7
- Lakhipur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machkhal Pt I at a glance
Machkhal Pt I is a village of 1,211 people in 259 households (Census 2011) in Lakhipur block, Cachar district, Assam, the 88th-largest of 255 villages in Lakhipur block. Literacy is 46%, 17 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788126, served by Binnakandi Ghat post office; the LGD village code is 299935. The sarpanch is Abhijit Kanu, and the village votes in Bhabanipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phanidhar Talukdar. The population is estimated at 1,428 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Boali Chengjur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machkhal Pt I · this village | 1,211 | 46% | — |
| Boaligrant · Lakhipur | 2,876 | 43% | — |
| Chengsur Grant (Chenjur Grant) · Lakhipur | 1,846 | 49% | — |
| Machkhal Pt II · Lakhipur | 422 | 29% | — |
| Machkhal Pan Tangia Village · Lakhipur | 242 | 68% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machkhal Pt I
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Lakhipur (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 204
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 130
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machkhal Pt I
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Machkhal Pt I
- LGD code
- 299935
- Pincode
- 788126
- Post office
- Binnakandi Ghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,211
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,428
- Households
- 259
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kokrajhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhabanipur
- Member of Parliament
- Joyanta Basumatary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phanidhar Talukdar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Abhijit Kanu
- Block / Mandal
- Lakhipur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788126
- Chotomanda T.E.Lakhipur mandal4,150 pop
- Kanakpur Pt IIILakhipur mandal4,045 pop
- Kaptanpur Pt XVIIILakhipur mandal3,759 pop
- LalpaniLakhipur mandal3,633 pop
- Lediachara GrantLakhipur mandal3,287 pop
- Lalang Pt ILakhipur mandal2,761 pop
- Lalang Pt IILakhipur mandal2,673 pop
- Kaptanpur Pt ILakhipur mandal2,645 pop
- Tarapur GrantLakhipur mandal2,639 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Machkhal Pt I
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)