INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Barpeta

Barpeta is a district in the Assam State of India. Total area of Barpeta is 2,282 km² including 2,245.62 km² rural area and 36.38 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Barpeta has a population of 16,93,622 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,47,353 while rural population is 15,46,269. The district has a population density of 742.2 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,37,929 houses in the district, including 31,495 urban houses and 3,06,434 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 825 villages in barpeta district.

The Barpeta district is further divided in to Subdivisions / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Baghbor is the largest subdivision in barpeta district by area while Barpeta is the largest subdivision by population. Jalah (Pt) is the smallest subdivision in barpeta district by both area and population. There are 9 subdivisions in Barpeta district. Here is the list of all Barpeta Subdivisions / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Subdivisions in Barpeta District

#Subdivision (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Baghbor4813,06,065
2Bajali1581,02,425
3Barnagar2222,34,235
4Barpeta3243,65,608
5Chenga3091,42,845
6Jalah2421,538
7Kalgachia2671,95,983
8Sarthebari2631,95,070
9Sarupeta2361,29,853

Population of Barpeta District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 15,46,269 1,47,353 16,93,622
Male Population 7,91,789 75,215 8,67,004
Female Population 7,54,480 72,138 8,26,618
Population Density 689 / km² 4,050 / km² 742 / km²

Households in Barpeta District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
3,06,434
31,495
3,37,929






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Barpeta
(बरपेटा)
State / UT : Assam
Total Area : 2,282 km²
Total Population : 16,93,622
Density : 742/km²
Total Subdivisions : 9
Total Villages : 825
Total PopulationVillages in Barpeta District
less Than 20056
200 - 49988
500 - 999137
1000 - 1999253
2000 - 4999258
5000 - 999928
10000 and above5





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.