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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
Khasru Ahmed Choudhury
Contact: 86****5822
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- LGD code
- 300923
- Pincode
- 788117
- Post office
- Barjalenga
- Population
- 1,110
- Households
- 291
- Literacy rate
- 75.6%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 309
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakri Howar Pt III compares
By population, Bakri Howar Pt III ranks #50 of 65 villages in Algapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.6%
+13.6% vs mandal average
- Bakri Howar Pt III
- 75.6%
- Algapur mandal
- 62.0%
- Hailakandi district
- 61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−36 vs mandal average
- Bakri Howar Pt III
- 901
- Algapur mandal
- 937
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Bakri Howar Pt III
- 3.8
- Algapur mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakri Howar Pt III at a glance
Bakri Howar Pt III is a village of 1,110 people in 291 households (Census 2011) in Algapur block, Hailakandi district, Assam, the 50th-largest of 65 villages in Algapur block. Literacy is 76%, 14 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788117, served by Barjalenga post office; the LGD village code is 300923. The sarpanch is Khasru Ahmed Choudhury, and the village votes in Algapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nijam Uddin Choudhury. The population is estimated at 1,309 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Uttar Kanchanpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakri Howar Pt III · this village | 1,110 | 76% | — |
| Uttar Kanchanpur Pt II · Algapur | 3,269 | 69% | — |
| Dholidahar · Algapur | 2,271 | 61% | — |
| Bakri Howar Pt II · Algapur | 1,405 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakri Howar Pt III
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 99
- Power hours (winter)
- 99
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Hailakandi (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 161.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakri Howar Pt III
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bakri Howar Pt III
- LGD code
- 300923
- Pincode
- 788117
- Post office
- Barjalenga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,110
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,309
- Households
- 291
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 75.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karimganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Algapur
- Member of Parliament
- Kripanath Mallah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nijam Uddin Choudhury
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Khasru Ahmed Choudhury
- Block / Mandal
- Algapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788117
- Bakri Howar Pt VIIIAlgapur mandal1,694 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt XAlgapur mandal1,614 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt VIIAlgapur mandal1,472 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt IIAlgapur mandal1,405 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt IXAlgapur mandal1,069 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt XIIAlgapur mandal783 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt VAlgapur mandal710 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt VIAlgapur mandal510 pop
- Bakri Howar Pt XIAlgapur mandal471 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bakri Howar Pt III
Other villages in Algapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Chandipur Grant
- Mohanpur Grant
- Burni Brease Grant
- Kalinagar Pt III
- Uttar Kanchanpur Pt II
- Bornagad
- Mohanpur Pt II
- Chandipur Pt II
- Dholidahar Grant
- Nitainagar Pt II
- Dholidahar
- Narainpur Pt II
- Polaspur
- Algapur Pt I
- Bansbari Pt II
- Narainpur Pt I
- Kalinagar Pt I
- Chandipur Pt IV
- Algapur Pt II
- Algapur Pt V
- Sayedbond Pt I
- Chiparsangan Pt III
- Chandipur Pt III
- Bakri Howar Pt VIII
- Chandipur Pt I
- Kapnarpar
- Mohanpur Pt III
- Algapur Pt IV
- Bakri Howar Pt X
- Kalinagar Pt II
- Kalinagar Pt V
- Bakri Howar Pt VII
- Mohanpur Pt VI
- Mohanpur Pt I
- Kalinagar Pt VIII
- Bhatirkupa Pt I
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)