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).
History
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]
Geography
Barpeta district occupies an area of 3,245 square kilometres (1,253 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Russia's
Iturup Island.[4]
The headquarters and the second largest town in the district. The town is surrounded by rivulets and canals from all directions. The important centre of attraction is the
Barpeta satra established by Vaishnavite saint
Madhabdev.
The middle town of the district between Barpeta Road and Barpeta Town. It is a busy commercial town that is also known as the business capital of the district.
It is situated in the southeast corner of
Barpeta, near about 20 km away from the main town.
Brahmaputra river flows on the southern side of Bahari. It is also the commercial hub for the entire southeastern part of the Barpeta district. Bahari is also famous for the
Satra which is established by Mahapurux Sri Sri Haridev.
Mandia is another town in the south part of the district.
Joypur Bazar
A important Bazar Of Barpeta District
Educational institutions
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Barpeta[5] was opened on 1 April 2003 in the civil sector with 200 students spread over in classes I to V.The vidyalaya has been upgraded to class XII(Science Stream) in the session 2010–2011 with a total strength of 528.KV Barpeta is affiliated with CBSE.
Kishalay Shishu Niketan, Sarupeta, established in 1993 located in Sarupeta[8]
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Barpeta one of the country's 250
most backward districts (out of a total of
640.)[9] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF.)[9]
According to the
2011 census, the Barpeta district has a
population of 1,693,622,[13] roughly equal to the nation of
Guinea-Bissau[14] or the US state of
Idaho.[15] This gives it a ranking of 292nd in India (out of a total of
640.)[13] The district has a population density of 632 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,640/sq mi).[13] Its
population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.4%.[13] Barpeta has a
sex ratio of 951
females for every 1000 males,[13] and a
literacy rate of 65.03%.[13]
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.[13]
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.[16]
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.[17] 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.[18]
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