District of Assam

Barpeta: 16.9 lakh people, one story

People
16,93,622
Area
2,282 km²
Literacy
63.81%
Sex ratio
953
Top 3 in AssamPopulation density: 742 per km². Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number16.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 742 to every km².See the numbers →

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BarpetaAssam

The history, places and schemes of Barpeta are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Barpeta in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.9 lakh#5/27 in Assam
Area2,282 km²#15/27 in Assam
Population density742 per km²#3/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio953 females per 1000 males#19/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#17/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate63.81%#24/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy58.06%#23/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population8.7%#19/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

63.8% can read. 953 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.377.8
Female literacy
58.166.3
Scheduled Castes
5.67.2
Scheduled Tribes
1.612.4
Living in towns
8.714.1

Gender literacy gap: 11.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 29.1%
  • Muslim 70.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.6 lakh workers, 33.2% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 36.5%
    • Farm labourers 17.6%
    • Household industry 5.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 17% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      17.026.0
      Latrine at home
      48.845.5
      Tap water
      1.27.3
      LPG / PNG
      10.213.3
      Phone
      30.433.6
      Television
      11.119.3
      Bicycle
      36.338.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.07.1

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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