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By population, Kalda Ghat ranks #375 of 381 villages in Chariduar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalda Ghat is a village of 31 people in 6 households (Census 2011) in Chariduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 375th-largest of 381 villages in Chariduar block. Literacy is 29%, 25 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,214 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784504, served by Borjuli post office; the LGD village code is 285959. The sarpanch is ROWSANARA KHANAM, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 37 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rangajan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalda Ghat · this village | 31 | 29% | — |
| Gudamghat Gaon · Chariduar | 3,788 | 47% | — |
| Khonamukh · Chariduar | 1,670 | 66% | — |
| Akabasti Gaon · Chariduar | 1,428 | 43% | — |
| Bali Gaon Miri · Chariduar | 1,268 | 59% | — |
| Kekokali Nepali · Chariduar | 1,268 | 54% | — |
| Rangajan · Chariduar | 1,170 | 55% | — |
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.
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