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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KRISHNA CHARAN ROY
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- LGD code
- 280671
- Pincode
- 783348
- Post office
- Bilasipara
- Population
- 1,715
- Households
- 370
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 570
Census 2011 · in context
How Mechpara compares
By population, Mechpara ranks #54 of 215 villages in Bilasipara Pt mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.4%
+15.3% vs mandal average
- Mechpara
- 60.4%
- Bilasipara Pt mandal
- 45.1%
- Dhubri district
- 47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−25 vs mandal average
- Mechpara
- 927
- Bilasipara Pt mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Mechpara
- 4.6
- Bilasipara Pt mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mechpara at a glance
Mechpara is a village of 1,715 people in 370 households (Census 2011) in Bilasipara Pt block, Dhubri district, Assam, the 54th-largest of 215 villages in Bilasipara Pt block. Literacy is 60%, 15 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 783348, served by Bilasipara post office; the LGD village code is 280671. The sarpanch is KRISHNA CHARAN ROY, and the village votes in Gauhati East assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siddhartha Bhattacharya. The population is estimated at 2,022 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mechpara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Gossaigaon (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DINGDINGA
- Total area (ha)
- 297.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 27.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mechpara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mechpara
- LGD code
- 280671
- Pincode
- 783348
- Post office
- Bilasipara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,715
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,022
- Households
- 370
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gauhati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gauhati East
- Member of Parliament
- Bijuli Kalita Medhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siddhartha Bhattacharya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KRISHNA CHARAN ROY
- Block / Mandal
- Bilasipara Pt
Same pincode
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- Kathaldi Pt.IiiBilasipara Pt mandal3,527 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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