Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
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By population, Nibira ranks #63 of 142 villages in Sonapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nibira is a village of 705 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Sonapur block, Kamrup Metro district, Assam, the 63rd-largest of 142 villages in Sonapur block. Literacy is 73%, 7 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 782403, served by Khetri (Kamrup) post office; the LGD village code is 303571. The sarpanch is Dipen daimary , and the village votes in Hajo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suman Haripriya. The population is estimated at 831 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhupguri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nibira · this village | 705 | 73% | — |
| Dharbam · Sonapur | 1,996 | 70% | — |
| Uttar Dimoria · Sonapur | 1,494 | 68% | — |
| Dakhin Dimoria · Sonapur | 1,339 | 67% | — |
| Kendubam Bagicha · Sonapur | 1,057 | 54% | — |
| Ullani · Sonapur | 518 | 73% | — |
| Talani N.C. · Sonapur | 510 | 65% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Sonapur mandal
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