Barpeta

This page provides an overview of Barpeta: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

8,320,757
Population
1,658,150
Households
953
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
52.53%
Approx. literacy

Barpeta has an aggregated population of 8,320,757. Approximately 40.71% live in rural areas (3,387,244) and 3.54% live in urban areas (294,706).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,387,244 3
Baghbor 918,195 144
Bajali (Pt) 296,033 72
Barnagar (Pt) 642,721 96
Barpeta 1,035,874 140
Chenga 420,271 74
Jalah (Pt) 64,614 18
Kalgachia 587,949 103
Sarthebari 578,297 131
Sarupeta (Pt) 389,559 84

Population summary

Barpeta has a population of 8,320,757 (4,259,805 males and 4,060,952 females). The sex ratio is about 953 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,320,757
Male4,259,805
Female4,060,952
Rural population3,387,244 (40.71%)
Urban population294,706 (3.54%)
Households1,658,150

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 52.53%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,370,694
Total illiterates3,950,063

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 455,226 (5.47%). ST: 135,205 (1.62%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC455,2265.47%
ST135,2051.62%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,424,612 (17.12%). Workers: 2,757,858 (33.14%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,424,61217.12%
Total workers2,757,85833.14%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Barpeta 1,693,622
Barpeta 1,546,269
Barpeta 365,608
Baghbor 306,065
Baghbor 306,065
Barpeta 304,658
Barnagar (Pt) 234,235
Kalgachia 195,983
Kalgachia 195,983
Sarthebari 195,070