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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Debajyoti Swargiary
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- LGD code
- 289278
- Pincode
- 787061
- Post office
- Simen Chapori
- Population
- 234
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 156
Census 2011 · in context
How Dekapam Naharani compares
By population, Dekapam Naharani ranks #256 of 388 villages in Jonai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.8%
+17.8% vs mandal average
- Dekapam Naharani
- 68.8%
- Jonai mandal
- 51.0%
- Dhemaji district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+51 vs mandal average
- Dekapam Naharani
- 1,000
- Jonai mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
4.7
−1.4 vs mandal average
- Dekapam Naharani
- 4.7
- Jonai mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dekapam Naharani at a glance
Dekapam Naharani is a village of 234 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Jonai block, Dhemaji district, Assam, the 256th-largest of 388 villages in Jonai block. Literacy is 69%, 18 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 787061, served by Simen Chapori post office; the LGD village code is 289278. The sarpanch is Debajyoti Swargiary, and the village votes in Lakhimpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manab Deka. The population is estimated at 276 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekapam Naharani · this village | 234 | 69% | — |
| Dekapam Pensam · Jonai | 1,189 | 50% | — |
| Amlakhi Pait · Jonai | 1,066 | 57% | — |
| Dheka Mising · Jonai | 1,048 | 40% | — |
| Hosong · Jonai | 617 | 52% | — |
| Anu Dolung · Jonai | 617 | 43% | — |
| Seren Sonowal · Jonai | 564 | 65% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dekapam Naharani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Silapathar (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 52
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEKAPAM
- Total area (ha)
- 85.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dekapam Naharani
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Key facts — Dekapam Naharani
- LGD code
- 289278
- Pincode
- 787061
- Post office
- Simen Chapori
- Population (Census 2011)
- 234
- Population (projected 2026)
- 276
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Lakhimpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lakhimpur
- Member of Parliament
- Pradan Baruah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manab Deka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Debajyoti Swargiary
- Block / Mandal
- Jonai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 787061
- No.1 Simen ChaporiJonai mandal2,060 pop
- Mahmara PatharJonai mandal1,555 pop
- Telam NepaliJonai mandal1,518 pop
- Dipa Adi Namsi PatharSissibargaon mandal1,489 pop
- Ramsing Sitaram ChaporiJonai mandal1,259 pop
- Dekapam PensamJonai mandal1,189 pop
- HandiqueJonai mandal1,146 pop
- RoundJonai mandal1,050 pop
- Dheka MisingJonai mandal1,048 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dekapam Naharani
Other villages in Jonai mandal
View all 60+ →- Chandrapur
- No.2 Murkong Selek
- Mechaki Chapori
- No.1 Simen Chapori
- Missamara Annapur
- Santipur
- Amarpur
- No.1 Miri Tako
- Mahmara Pathar
- No.3 Ramdhan
- No.1 Ratanpur Padi
- Telam Nepali
- No.1 Udai Pur
- No.1 Murkong Selek
- No.1 Rayengkuli
- No.3 Murkong Selek (Part-I)
- Ramsing Sitaram Chapori
- Kobuchapori South
- Galimechaki
- Dekapam Pensam
- No.2 Rigbi
- Kobuchapori West
- Handique
- No.1 Sirampuria
- Ujani Bijoypur
- Gali Borbali
- Amlakhi Pait
- Rangpuria
- Dikhari
- Round
- Dheka Mising
- Purani Jelam
- Kherani
- Mahmara
- No.3 Rayeng Nepali
- No.3 Simen Chapori
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)