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:
Joypur Bazar
A important Bazar Of Barpeta District
In 2006 the Indian government named Barpeta one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640.)[5] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF.)[5]
There are eight Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Barpeta, Baghbor, Bhawanipur, Chenga, Jania, Patacharkuchi, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog.[6] Sorbhog is in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, whilst the other seven are in the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.[7]
According to the 2011 census, the Barpeta district has a population of 1,693,622,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[10] or the US state of Idaho.[11] This gives it a ranking of 292nd in India (out of a total of 640.)[9] The district has a population density of 632 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,640/sq mi).[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.4%.[9] Barpeta has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 65.03%.[9]
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.[9]
Languages in Barpeta district (2011)[12]
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.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14]
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Iturup (Etorofu) 3,238km2
Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
Idaho 1,567,582
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