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Assam Congress faces setback in Samaguri ahead of Nagaon by-election as panchayat leaders, booth functionaries quit
Reported by India Today NE.
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- LGD code
- 284413
- Pincode
- 782140
- Post office
- Samaguri
- Population
- 175
- Households
- 41
- Literacy rate
- 22.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1011 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 82
Census 2011 · in context
How Matia Pahar compares
By population, Matia Pahar ranks #162 of 189 villages in Samaguri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
22.9%
−33.2% vs mandal average
- Matia Pahar
- 22.9%
- Samaguri mandal
- 56.1%
- Nagaon district
- 60.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,011
+42 vs mandal average
- Matia Pahar
- 1,011
- Samaguri mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Matia Pahar
- 4.3
- Samaguri mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matia Pahar at a glance
Matia Pahar is a village of 175 people in 41 households (Census 2011) in Samaguri block, Nagaon district, Assam, the 162nd-largest of 189 villages in Samaguri block. Literacy is 23%, 33 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,011 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 782140, served by Samaguri post office; the LGD village code is 284413. The village votes in Tezpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prithiraj Rava. The population is estimated at 206 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chapanala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matia Pahar · this village | 175 | 23% | — |
| Cham Gaon · Samaguri | 2,524 | 52% | — |
| Barsungjar · Samaguri | 1,285 | 63% | — |
| Niz Chapanala · Samaguri | 1,108 | 67% | — |
| Garahsuk · Samaguri | 673 | 76% | — |
| Chapanala Grant · Samaguri | 653 | 59% | — |
| Uttar Barghat · Samaguri | 587 | 65% | — |
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- Pincode
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matia Pahar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- NAGAON (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAPANALA
- Total area (ha)
- 180.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Matia Pahar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Matia Pahar
- LGD code
- 284413
- Pincode
- 782140
- Post office
- Samaguri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 175
- Population (projected 2026)
- 206
- Households
- 41
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1011
- Literacy rate
- 22.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prithiraj Rava
- Block / Mandal
- Samaguri
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 782140
- LailuriSamaguri mandal7,472 pop
- SonaribaliSamaguri mandal7,050 pop
- Bajia GaonSamaguri mandal6,681 pop
- Gerua MukhSamaguri mandal5,435 pop
- MagurmatiSamaguri mandal4,915 pop
- BhagamurSamaguri mandal4,779 pop
- Pub SingimariSamaguri mandal4,525 pop
- MowamariSamaguri mandal4,445 pop
- KanuamariSamaguri mandal4,414 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Matia Pahar
Other villages in Samaguri mandal
View all 60+ →- Lailuri
- Sonaribali
- Bajia Gaon
- Gerua Mukh
- Pachim Singimari
- Magurmati
- Bhagamur
- Kawaimari
- Kathpara
- Niz Chalchali
- No.2 Bhatiakhali
- Pub Singimari
- Kholihamari
- Mowamari
- Kanuamari
- Laogaon
- Karoiguir
- Gorematikhowa
- Pub Larimukh
- Missa
- Borghat
- Bogabill
- Gerua Ati
- Telia Sapari
- Kumar Gaon
- Pachim Salpara
- Kadamguri
- Gereki
- Puthikhaity
- Paghali
- Jiewmari
- Gotonga
- Tekeli Pota
- Kacha Khaity
- Halowa Gaon
- Amluckie T.E. No.4
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)