Bokajan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
Temples near Bokajan
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Bokajan is a village in Chariduar mandal, Sonitpur district, Assam, with a population of 4,717 across 1,958 households. The village has a literacy rate of 72.4% and is served by two temples, a church, and a post office.
By population, Bokajan ranks #5 of 381 villages in Chariduar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bokajan is a village of 4,717 people in 1,958 households (Census 2011) in Chariduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 5th-largest of 381 villages in Chariduar block. Literacy is 72%, 18 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 767 women per 1,000 men. It lies 99 km from the Sonitpur district centre, 1 km from Bokajan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 784105, served by Ghoramari post office; the LGD village code is 285991. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The sarpanch is DAISY LAKRA, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 5,561 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Niz-Goroimari →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokajan · this village | 4,717 | 72% | — |
| Bokajan · Jonai | 189 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Kuhuboto · Kuhoboto | 1,426 | 77% | 14.1 km SE |
| Rengmapani · Tsogin | 627 | 58% | 13.5 km E |
| Sarupathar · Kampur | 1,047 | 59% | 21.2 km NE |
| Nihokhu · Nihokhu | 2,236 | 41% | 21.9 km SE |
| Nikhekhu · Nihokhu | 2,379 | 23% | 21.9 km SE |
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.
3 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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.
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