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- LGD code
- 302563
- Pincode
- 781121
- Post office
- Bezera
- Population
- 1,649
- Households
- 355
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 531
Census 2011 · in context
How Alta compares
By population, Alta ranks #39 of 116 villages in Kamalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.6%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Alta
- 78.6%
- Kamalpur mandal
- 80.3%
- Kamrup district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+60 vs mandal average
- Alta
- 970
- Kamalpur mandal
- 910
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Alta
- 4.6
- Kamalpur mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alta at a glance
Alta is a village of 1,649 people in 355 households (Census 2011) in Kamalpur block, Kamrup district, Assam, the 39th-largest of 116 villages in Kamalpur block. Literacy is 79%, 2 points below the block average of 80% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781121, served by Bezera post office; the LGD village code is 302563. The village votes in Sipajhar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Paramananda Rajbongshi. The population is estimated at 1,944 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bezera (Borbongsar) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta · this village | 1,649 | 79% | — |
| Bezera · North Guwahati | 2,434 | 81% | — |
| Saraighat Salmara · North Guwahati | 1,886 | 80% | — |
| Salmara · Goroimari | 463 | 29% | — |
| Khudra Saraighat · Kamalpur | 82 | 89% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Guwahati (M Corp. )
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BEZARA
- Total area (ha)
- 168.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alta
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Key facts — Alta
- LGD code
- 302563
- Pincode
- 781121
- Post office
- Bezera
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,649
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,944
- Households
- 355
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sipajhar
- Member of Parliament
- Dilip Saikia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Paramananda Rajbongshi
- Block / Mandal
- Kamalpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781121
- KhudrapalhaKamalpur mandal3,315 pop
- Dakshin MandakataKamalpur mandal3,046 pop
- BarpalahaKamalpur mandal2,466 pop
- BezeraNorth Guwahati mandal2,434 pop
- SimelibariNorth Guwahati mandal2,430 pop
- BhomolahatiNorth Guwahati mandal2,350 pop
- SalmaraKamalpur mandal2,220 pop
- PatrapurKamalpur mandal1,951 pop
- MandakataKamalpur mandal1,915 pop
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Other villages named Alta
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Alta
Other villages in Kamalpur mandal
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- Panitama
- Baruajani
- Natuanacha
- Pubpar Jatia Bhangra
- Barpalaha
- Sajee
- Nanara
- Bargaon
- Salmara
- Kharikat
- Darakahara
- Bamungaon
- Sundarisal
- Loch
- Baihata
- Jalimura
- Patrapur
- Mandakata
- Baregaon
- Chowrakara
- Baro Gaon (Bara Gog)
- Mallibari
- Bathan
- Bardaipakhia
- Sonapur
- Guiya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)