Barpeta district | |
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![]() Patbaushi Satra, Barpeta | |
![]() Location in Assam | |
Coordinates: 26°32′N 91°00′E / 26.533°N 91.000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Assam |
Division | Lower Assam |
Headquarters | Barpeta |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Barpeta |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Sorbhog, Barpeta, Jania, Baghbar, Sarukhetri, Chenga |
Area | |
• Total | 2,764 km2 (1,067 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,439,806 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS-BA |
Website | http://barpeta.gov.in/ |
Barpeta district {Pron:bə(r)ˈpeɪtə or bə(r)ˈpi:tə} is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Barpeta. The district occupies an area of 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi) and has a population of 1,642,420 (as of 2001).
Barpeta district was created in 1983 when it was split from Kamrup district.[1] In 2020, Bajali subdivision was split from Barpeta to be a fully-fledged district.[2]
Barpeta district occupies an area of 3,245 square kilometres (1,253 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Iturup Island.[4]
These are the important cities/towns of the district:
In 2006 the Indian government named Barpeta one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640.)[8] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF.)[8]
There are eight Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Barpeta, Baghbor, Bhawanipur, Chenga, Jania, Patacharkuchi, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog.[9] Sorbhog is in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, whilst the other seven are in the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.[10]
According to the 2011 census, the Barpeta district has a population of 1,693,622,[11] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[12] or the US state of Idaho.[13] This gives it a ranking of 292nd in India (out of a total of 640.)[11] The district has a population density of 632 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,640/sq mi).[11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.4%.[11] Barpeta has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males,[11] and a literacy rate of 65.03%. The divided district has a population of 1,439,806, of which 136,111 (9.45%) live in urban areas. Barpeta has a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 76,128 (5.29%) and 15,858 (1.10%) of the population respectively.[11]
At the time of the 2011 census in the residual district, 68.89% of the population spoke Bengali, 29.39% Assamese and 1.03% Bodo as their first language.[14]
In Barpeta district, as per the 2011 Indian census, Islam is the most followed religion with 1,117,033 (77.58%) adherents, while Hinduism is followed by 320,578 (22.27%) of the population. Small percentages of followers of Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism are also present. Muslims are mainly rural and form over 83% of the rural population, while Hindus are majority in urban areas.[15] Way back in 1971, Hindus were slight majority in Barpeta district with forming 51.1% of the population, while Muslims were 48.6% at that time.[16]
Circle | Muslims | Hindus | Others |
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Barnagar (Pt) | 49.48% | 50.15% | 0.37% |
Kalgachia | 99.22% | 0.71% | 0.07% |
Baghbor | 96.38% | 3.53% | 0.09% |
Chenga | 84.15% | 15.76% | 0.09% |
Barpeta | 76.49% | 23.37% | 0.14% |
Sarthebari | 57.32% | 42.53% | 0.15% |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 100,258 | — |
1911 | 120,332 | +1.84% |
1921 | 161,292 | +2.97% |
1931 | 272,623 | +5.39% |
1941 | 392,750 | +3.72% |
1951 | 466,475 | +1.74% |
1961 | 607,434 | +2.68% |
1971 | 828,404 | +3.15% |
1991 | 1,163,166 | +1.71% |
2001 | 1,394,755 | +1.83% |
2011 | 1,693,622 | +1.96% |
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