Barpeta district

• Name — Barpeta District • Settlement Type — District • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Assam • Subdivision Type2 — Division • Subdivision Name2 — Lower Assam • Established Date — 1983 • Seat Type — Headquarters • Seat — Barpeta • Leader Title — Lok Sabha constituencies • Leader Name — Barpeta • Leader Title1 — Vidhan Sabha constituencies • Leader Name1 — Sorbhog, Barpeta, Jania, Baghbar, Sarukhetri, Chenga • Leader Title2 — District Commissioner • Leader Name2 — Shri Nabadeep Pathak, ACS • Leader Title3 — Senior Superintendent of Police • Leader Name3 — Shri Sushanta Biswa Sarma, APS • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 2243.96 • Population Total — 1,439,806 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +05:30 • Iso Code — IN-AS-BA • Website — https: barpeta.assam.gov.in/

• Illustration — Southern Boundary of Bhutan in blue before the Duar War of 1865 Barpeta district was created in 1983 when it was split from Kamrup district. In 2020, Bajali subdivision was split from Barpeta to be a fully-fledged district.

Barpeta district occupies an area of 3245 km2, comparatively equivalent to Russia's Iturup Island. After the creation of Baksa and Bajali Districts, the current area of Barpeta District is 2243.96 sq. km.

Barpeta Medical College and Hospital is the fifth medical college of Assam based in Barpeta. The classes were formally inaugurated in August 2012 by then health minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, after it received the permission from the Medical Council of India even though the hospital section was inaugurated on 11 February 2011.

• Harendra Chitra College, Bhaktardoba also known as H.C. College, is an undergraduate college established in the year 1992 at Bhaktardoba of Barpeta district in Assam. • Barbhitha High School, established in 1947, located in the southwestern part of Barpeta District • K. K. Pathak High School, Kalgachia, established in 1975, located in Kalgachia town in the western part of Barpeta district • Padmapara High School, established in 1981, located in Padmapara village in the southeastern part of Barpeta district

• Adarsh Vidyalaya, Dahalapara • Adarsh Vidyalaya, Mandia • Adarsh Vidyalaya, Ganakkuchi • Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chenga Village • Adarsh Vidyalaya, Pakabetbari • Adarsh Vidyalaya, Gomafulbari • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Barpeta • Christ Jyoti School • Don Bosco School • Manas Valley Academy • Pathsala Public School • Sreeram Academy • Kishalay Shishu Niketan, Sarupeta, Established In 1993 Located In Sarupeta

In 2006 the Indian government named Barpeta one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

There are eight Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Barpeta, Baghbor, Bhawanipur, Chenga, Jania, Patacharkuchi, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog. Sorbhog is in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, whilst the other seven are in the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency. The District has only 1 Subdivision that is, Barpeta Sadar Subdivision.

According to the 2011 census, the Barpeta district has a population of 1,693,622, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 292nd in India (out of a total of 640.) The district has a population density of 632 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.4%. Barpeta has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males, 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.

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.

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. 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. Population of circles by religion • Circle — Muslims — Hindus — Others • 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%