No Bridge Over River, Assam School Children Still Depend On Boats
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Jengarbori observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Laharighat mandal is Laymen's Evangelical Fellewship Guwahati. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jengarbori itself.
By population, Jengarbori ranks #82 of 100 villages in Laharighat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jengarbori is a village of 557 people in 113 households (Census 2011) in Laharighat block, Marigaon district, Assam, the 82nd-largest of 100 villages in Laharighat block. Literacy is 67%, 22 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 782127, served by Lahorighat post office; the LGD village code is 283774. The sarpanch is BDO, and the village votes in Gauhati East assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siddhartha Bhattacharya. The population is estimated at 657 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhupguri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jengarbori · this village | 557 | 67% | — |
| Bhukuamari Paam · Bhuragaon | 1,785 | 54% | — |
| Dhupaguri · Laharighat | 1,373 | 58% | — |
| Ooguri Paam · Bhuragaon | 1,176 | 51% | — |
| Bechamari Dooba · Bhuragaon | 1,166 | 48% | — |
| Batabori · Laharighat | 686 | 47% | — |
| Bhukuamari Gaon · Bhuragaon | 458 | 61% | — |
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 Laharighat mandal
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