Panigaon is a village in Chariduar mandal, Sonitpur district, Assam, with a population of 1,886 across 412 households. The village has a literacy rate of 77.3% and is served by a hospital.
By population, Panigaon ranks #50 of 381 villages in Chariduar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panigaon is a village of 1,886 people in 412 households (Census 2011) in Chariduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 50th-largest of 381 villages in Chariduar block. Literacy is 77%, 23 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Sonitpur district centre, 10 km from Silanibari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 784182, served by Naharbari post office; the LGD village code is 286391. The nearest hospital or health centre is Panigaon Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is JAYANTA BORAH, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 2,224 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panigaon · this village | 1,886 | 77% | — |
| Panigaon · Pachim Nalbari | 3,427 | 81% | 0 km N |
| Lakhipur · Jonai | — | — | 9.6 km E |
| Lakhimpuria · Jonai | — | — | 9.6 km E |
| Lakhi Pur · Sissibargaon | 970 | 54% | 9.6 km E |
| Mohkhuti No.3 · Majuli | 1,025 | 69% | 19.1 km SE |
| Rangachahi · Majuli | 2,327 | 73% | 18.8 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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