Bokajan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
Temples near Bokajan
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Bokajan is a village in Jonai mandal, Dhemaji district, Assam, with a population of 189 across 27 households. The village has a literacy rate of 73.5%, includes a temple among its features, and has railway access. It is located at 26.024°N, 93.771°E with PIN code 787059.
By population, Bokajan ranks #283 of 388 villages in Jonai mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bokajan is a village of 189 people in 27 households (Census 2011) in Jonai block, Dhemaji district, Assam, the 283rd-largest of 388 villages in Jonai block. Literacy is 74%, 23 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,011 women per 1,000 men. It lies 112 km from the Dhemaji district centre, 1 km from Bokajan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 787059, served by Silapathar post office; the LGD village code is 289255. The nearest hospital or health centre is Zion Hospital and Research Centre, 12 km away. The village votes in Lakhimpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manab Deka. The population is estimated at 223 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokajan · this village | 189 | 74% | — |
| Bokajan · Chariduar | 4,717 | 72% | 0 km N |
| Kuhuboto · Kuhoboto | 1,426 | 77% | 14.1 km SE |
| Rengmapani · Tsogin | 627 | 58% | 13.5 km E |
| Sarupathar · Kampur | 1,047 | 59% | 21.2 km NE |
| Nihokhu · Nihokhu | 2,236 | 41% | 21.9 km SE |
| Nikhekhu · Nihokhu | 2,379 | 23% | 21.9 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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