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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
JG
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jyoti gogoi
Contact: 60****2273
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- LGD code
- 295255
- Pincode
- 785602
- Post office
- Barpathar
- Population
- 792
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 244
Census 2011 · in context
How Garukani compares
By population, Garukani ranks #83 of 425 villages in Sarupathar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.1%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Garukani
- 70.1%
- Sarupathar mandal
- 66.8%
- Golaghat district
- 67.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−42 vs mandal average
- Garukani
- 918
- Sarupathar mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Garukani
- 4.4
- Sarupathar mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garukani at a glance
Garukani is a village of 792 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Sarupathar block, Golaghat district, Assam, the 83rd-largest of 425 villages in Sarupathar block. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 785602, served by Barpathar post office; the LGD village code is 295255. The sarpanch is jyoti gogoi, and the village votes in Biswanath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Promod Borthakur. The population is estimated at 934 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tengani →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garukani · this village | 792 | 70% | — |
| Kekuri Borchapori · Sarupathar | 1,246 | 55% | — |
| Nahorkhona · Sarupathar | 1,069 | 63% | — |
| Hurhuria · Sarupathar | 1,046 | 54% | — |
| Pach Ghoria · Sarupathar | 815 | 76% | — |
| Kocharihola · Sarupathar | 761 | 48% | — |
| Degholi Khokonguri · Sarupathar | 554 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garukani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Barpathar (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TENGANI
- Total area (ha)
- 52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garukani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garukani
- LGD code
- 295255
- Pincode
- 785602
- Post office
- Barpathar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 792
- Population (projected 2026)
- 934
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Biswanath
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Promod Borthakur
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- jyoti gogoi
- Block / Mandal
- Sarupathar
- Nearest PHC
- Pabhoi State Dispensary (15.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 785602
- Bil PatharSarupathar mandal3,144 pop
- Naojan GaonSarupathar mandal2,406 pop
- Sarupathar GaonSarupathar mandal2,327 pop
- BaroghoriaSarupathar mandal2,305 pop
- Madhupur No.2Sarupathar mandal2,087 pop
- SingimariSarupathar mandal2,085 pop
- NahoraniSarupathar mandal2,051 pop
- BasapatharSarupathar mandal2,020 pop
- Betoni PatharSarupathar mandal1,874 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Garukani
Other villages in Sarupathar mandal
View all 60+ →- No.2 Rajapukhuri
- No.2 Kori
- Bil Pathar
- No.1 Padumoni
- No.1 Rajapukhuri
- Khonikor
- Naojan Gaon
- Sarupathar Gaon
- Baroghoria
- No.1 Gandhakoroi
- Bidyapur
- Madhupur No.2
- Singimari
- Nahorani
- Basapathar
- Tengabari
- Deghali Pathar Matikhola
- Betoni Pathar
- No.2 Gondkoriguri
- No.1 Duborani
- Upper Lengtha
- Mirigaon
- Pabhojan Gaon
- No.2 Padumoni
- Krishnapur
- Gorah Gaon
- Moran Gaon
- No.2 Premhora
- Khoura
- No.1 Tengrajan
- Pan Jan
- Rengma Bagan
- Morajan No.2
- Chaluk Pathar No.3
- Nahorbari
- Kekuri Borchapori
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)