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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ilamoni Gogoi
Contact: 70****6814
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- LGD code
- 294484
- Pincode
- 785603
- Post office
- Oating
- Population
- 1,147
- Households
- 251
- Literacy rate
- 22.9%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 644
Census 2011 · in context
How Owating Bagan compares
By population, Owating Bagan ranks #86 of 338 villages in Golaghat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
22.9%
−47.0% vs mandal average
- Owating Bagan
- 22.9%
- Golaghat mandal
- 69.9%
- Golaghat district
- 67.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−14 vs mandal average
- Owating Bagan
- 954
- Golaghat mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Owating Bagan
- 4.6
- Golaghat mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Owating Bagan at a glance
Owating Bagan is a village of 1,147 people in 251 households (Census 2011) in Golaghat block, Golaghat district, Assam, the 86th-largest of 338 villages in Golaghat block. Literacy is 23%, 47 points below the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 785603, served by Oating post office; the LGD village code is 294484. The sarpanch is Ilamoni Gogoi, and the village votes in Kaliabor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Keshab Mahanta. The population is estimated at 1,352 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Oating →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owating Bagan · this village | 1,147 | 23% | — |
| Rupkolia · Golaghat | 1,178 | 51% | — |
| Da-Samua · Golaghat | 1,046 | 73% | — |
| Borpothorua · Golaghat | 978 | 84% | — |
| No.1 Kochari · Golaghat | 655 | 55% | — |
| Garigaon · Golaghat | 597 | 77% | — |
| Aitonia Miri · Golaghat | 451 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Owating Bagan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOLAGHAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- WATING
- Total area (ha)
- 250.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Owating Bagan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Owating Bagan
- LGD code
- 294484
- Pincode
- 785603
- Post office
- Oating
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,147
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,352
- Households
- 251
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 22.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Keshab Mahanta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ilamoni Gogoi
- Block / Mandal
- Golaghat
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 785603
- Ghiladhari BaganGolaghat mandal4,661 pop
- Nugura GrantGolaghat mandal4,601 pop
- Tirual GaonGolaghat mandal3,023 pop
- LakhijuriGolaghat mandal2,734 pop
- FesualGolaghat mandal2,517 pop
- DolakhuriaGolaghat mandal2,031 pop
- Chinatoli GaonGolaghat mandal1,605 pop
- No.2 JamuguriGolaghat mandal1,521 pop
- Gohain GaonGolaghat mandal1,468 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Owating Bagan
Other villages in Golaghat mandal
View all 60+ →- Gomariguri
- Ghiladhari Bagan
- Nugura Grant
- Chotojan Kathani Pathar Gaon
- Wokha T.E.
- Merapani F.S.
- No. 82 Grant
- Shalamara Grant
- Bengenakhowa Grant
- Bongaon
- Chawdanag Pothar
- Tirual Gaon
- Lakhijuri
- Chokiting No.2
- No.3 Block
- Dayang Grant
- Bhoga Gaon
- Fesual
- Mokrong T.E.
- Moutgaon
- Bengenakhowa
- Kaboru
- Barating Naonshalia
- Gonsai Satra
- Forkating
- Dhekial Gaon
- No.2 Kakadonga Habi
- Dolakhuria
- No.2 Borjan
- Charingia Gaon
- Phatowal
- Sialekhati
- Naosolia Pathar
- No.1 Sensowa Gaon
- Narakanwar
- No,1 Block
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)