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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 300243
- Pincode
- 788722
- Post office
- Nilam Bazar
- Population
- 323
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1097 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 151
Census 2011 · in context
How Patharia Block compares
By population, Patharia Block ranks #154 of 180 villages in Nilambazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.6%
+9.4% vs mandal average
- Patharia Block
- 70.6%
- Nilambazar mandal
- 61.2%
- Karimganj district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,097
+130 vs mandal average
- Patharia Block
- 1,097
- Nilambazar mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Patharia Block
- 5.4
- Nilambazar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Patharia Block at a glance
Patharia Block is a village of 323 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Nilambazar block, Karimganj district, Assam, the 154th-largest of 180 villages in Nilambazar block. Literacy is 71%, 9 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,097 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788722, served by Nilam Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 300243. The sarpanch is AAAA, and the village votes in Karimganj South assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siddeque Ahmed. The population is estimated at 381 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patharia Block · this village | 323 | 71% | — |
| Dasgram Pt I · Nilambazar | 2,868 | 63% | — |
| Dasgram Pt II · Nilambazar | 1,762 | 58% | — |
| Hizimangura Pt II · Nilambazar | 969 | 49% | — |
| Promodnagar T.E. · Nilambazar | 852 | 37% | — |
| Meda Pt I · Nilambazar | 804 | 55% | — |
| Lamabahadurpur Pt II · Nilambazar | 788 | 80% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Patharia Block
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Karimganj (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 23.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Patharia Block
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Patharia Block
- LGD code
- 300243
- Pincode
- 788722
- Post office
- Nilam Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 323
- Population (projected 2026)
- 381
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1097
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karimganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karimganj South
- Member of Parliament
- Kripanath Mallah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siddeque Ahmed
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AAAA
- Block / Mandal
- Nilambazar
- Nearest PHC
- PHC, R. K. Nagar (20.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- শাহবাজপুর (15.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 788722
- Mahamadpur Pt INilambazar mandal5,146 pop
- IshwarshreeNilambazar mandal4,591 pop
- BaniargoolNilambazar mandal4,495 pop
- BaleswarNilambazar mandal4,359 pop
- SonatolaNilambazar mandal4,259 pop
- Eraligool West Land GrantNilambazar mandal3,887 pop
- Uttarbandarkona Pt IINilambazar mandal3,818 pop
- Alamkhani Pt IIINilambazar mandal3,701 pop
- Rauthgram Pt IINilambazar mandal3,653 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Patharia Block
Other villages in Nilambazar mandal
View all 60+ →- Mahamadpur Pt I
- Ishwarshree
- Baniargool
- Baleswar
- Sonatola
- Eraligool West Land Grant
- Uttarbandarkona Pt II
- Alamkhani Pt III
- Rauthgram Pt II
- Farampasha Pt I
- Farampasha Pt II
- Srimanthakanishail
- Eraligool Pt X
- Bazaibala
- Dalgram
- Angura Dunguri
- Konabagargool Pt I
- Nabipur
- Barantar
- Dasgram Pt I
- Loharpara Pt III
- Brahmanshasan Chak
- Loharpara Pt II
- Singaria Pt I
- Alamkhani Pt IV
- Fatepur Pt I
- Gandarua Khani
- Eraligool Pt I
- Ratanpur Pt II
- Keutkona Pt II
- Hizim
- Barkapan
- Baraigram
- Eraligool Pt III
- Sekikanishail
- Fatepur Pt III
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)