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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
Reported by The Times of India.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vacant
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- LGD code
- 282394
- Pincode
- 783126
- Post office
- Krishnai
- Population
- 1,463
- Households
- 286
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1001 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 561
Census 2011 · in context
How Pub-Jira compares
By population, Pub-Jira ranks #62 of 153 villages in Matia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.4%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Pub-Jira
- 53.4%
- Matia mandal
- 52.6%
- Goalpara district
- 55.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,001
+40 vs mandal average
- Pub-Jira
- 1,001
- Matia mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Pub-Jira
- 5.1
- Matia mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pub-Jira at a glance
Pub-Jira is a village of 1,463 people in 286 households (Census 2011) in Matia block, Goalpara district, Assam, the 62nd-largest of 153 villages in Matia block. Literacy is 53%, about the same as the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,001 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 783126, served by Krishnai post office; the LGD village code is 282394. The sarpanch is vacant, and the village votes in Goalpara East assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam. The population is estimated at 1,725 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Zira →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pub-Jira · this village | 1,463 | 53% | — |
| Bamun Panikhowa · Matia | 5,289 | 65% | — |
| Khamari · Matia | 1,509 | 61% | — |
| Manjuli Hills · Matia | 18 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pub-Jira
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Goalpara (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JIRA GP
- Total area (ha)
- 390.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.41
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pub-Jira
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pub-Jira
- LGD code
- 282394
- Pincode
- 783126
- Post office
- Krishnai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,463
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,725
- Households
- 286
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1001
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhubri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Goalpara East
- Member of Parliament
- Rakibul Hussain
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vacant
- Block / Mandal
- Matia
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. S Rahman (13.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Amronga (16.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 783126
- Krishnai Guria Pt-IMatia mandal7,663 pop
- Bamun PanikhowaMatia mandal5,289 pop
- Paikan Pt-IMatia mandal3,899 pop
- Tukura Pt-IiiMatia mandal3,703 pop
- Paikan Pt-IiMatia mandal3,510 pop
- FuturiparaMatia mandal2,921 pop
- Fofanga Pt-IMatia mandal2,815 pop
- Khamar ManikpurMatia mandal2,467 pop
- Bujruk ManikpurMatia mandal2,350 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Pub-Jira
Other villages in Matia mandal
View all 60+ →- Baladmari Char Pt-Ii
- Krishnai Guria Pt-I
- Bamun Panikhowa
- Buduchar
- Pachim Matia
- Paikan Pt-I
- Nobagata Simlitola
- Dahikata
- Rakhyasini Garopara Pt-I
- Tukura Pt-Iii
- Paikan Pt-Ii
- Kodamtola Gopalpur
- Helapakhri
- Dubapara Lupta Char
- Sidhabari Pt-I
- Futuripara
- Dubapara
- Fofanga Pt-I
- Rakhyasini Jangle Block
- Paharsing Para
- Dekdhowa
- Tinkoniapara
- Mamudpur Pt.-Ii
- Mornai
- Sutarpara
- Dahela
- Khamar Manikpur
- Ronua
- Mamudpur Pt-I
- Baladmari Char Pt-I
- Nayapara Pt-I
- Bujruk Manikpur
- Bharbari
- Baladmari Char Pt-Iii
- Nayapara Pt-Ii
- Rakhyasini Garopara 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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)