Mandia

Mandia
village
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Coordinates: 26°15′12″N 90°57′10″E / 26.253356°N 90.952764°E / 26.253356; 90.952764Coordinates: 26°15′12″N 90°57′10″E / 26.253356°N 90.952764°E / 26.253356; 90.952764
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Population (2011)
• Total	3,231
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Mandia is one of the developed villages located in Barpeta district of Assam, India.[^[1]] The latitude 26.253356 and longitude 90.952764 are the geocoordinates of Mandia. The village is surrounded nearby Satra Kanara, Bhatkuchi, Bamun Dongra, Sonapur Rubhi and Gajia. It is located 8 km towards the south from district headquarters Barpeta and headquarters of the Mandia Development Block. [^[2]]

Demography

The village belongs to the Char Chapori area of Baghbor LAC and major portion of people are East Bengal rooted Muslim. The village has a population of 3231, of which 1630 are males, while 1601 are females as per Population Census 2011.[^[3]] The village has a lower literacy rate compared to Assam or whole India. The literacy rate of the village was 69.05% compared to 72.19% of Assam in the 2011 census. The male literacy stands at 76.76% while the female literacy rate was 61.11%.[^[4]

Education

There 10+ lower primary schools are situated in Mandia. Mandia High School and Mandia Anchalik College are two major institutions of higher education. [^[5]]

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