GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The Barpeta district became a district in 1983 headed by the Deputy Commissioner. The district has two sub-divisions, namely Barpeta and Bajali. The Sub-divisional office (civil) Bajali is the civil head of the sub-division. There are six revenue circles in the Sadar Sub-division and three circles constitute the Bajali sub-division.

(1)Municipal Boards and Town Committees:

Name	Distance from Head quarter (in K.M.)
Barpeta Municipal Board	0
Barpeta Road Municipal Board	21
Howly Town Committee	12
Sarthebari Town Committee	27
Bahori Census Town	23
Sorbhog Town Committee	34
Pathsala Town Committee	38
Sarupeta Revenue town	30

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(2)Population & Literacy: As per 2011 Census - (Provisional)

Nature	Number
Total population	1,693,190
Total male population	867,891
Total female population	825,299
Sex-ratio	1000:951
Population Density	632
Total literate persons	918708
Literacy (Male)	512330
Literacy (Female)	406378
Literacy Rate (Male)	70.72%
Literacy Rate (Female)	59.04%

	Barpeta district ranks fifth in overall ranking among the districts population size in Assam.
	Percentage to total population of the state is 5.43

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(3)Revenue Circles & No.of Villages with Head quarter:

Name of Sub-division	Name of Revenue Circle	No. of village	Head Quarter
Barpeta	Barpeta	147	Barpeta
	Baghbar	181	Mandia
	Sarthebari	129	Sarthebari
	Barnagar	98	Sorbhog
	Kalgachia	103	Kalgachia
	Chenga	80	Chenga
Bajali	Bajali	91	Patacharkuchi
	Sarupeta	81	Sarupeta
	Jalah	15	Jalah

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(4)Mouza :

Name of Sub-division	Name of Mouza
Barpeta	Barpeta
	Betbari
	Nagaon
	Chenga
	Ghilajari
	Jania
	Mandia
	Baguribari
	Gobardhana
	Kharija Bijni
	Damka Chaka Baushi
	Howli
	Titapani
	Rupshi
	Baghbar
	Sarukhetri
	Paka
Bajali	Pub Bajali
	Sarih
	Uttar Bajali
	Manikpur
	Bhabanipur
	Hastinapur
	Bijni

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(5)Police Station :

Name of Sub-division	Name of Police Station
Barpeta	Barpeta
	Sarthebari
	Barpeta Road
	Sorbhog
	Tarabari
	Baghbar
	Kalgachia
	Kachumara
	Alopati Char
Bajali	Patacharkuchi

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(6)Tribal Belts & Blocks:

Name of Tribal Belts/Blocks	Name of Circle	Land (in Bighas)	No.of Villages
Chapaguri Belt	Sarupeta	1772	1

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(7)Rural Development Blocks with Head quarter

Name of Sub-division	Name of Block	Head quarter
Barpeta	Barpeta	Keotkuchi
	Chenga	Chenga
	Guma Phulbari	Bar Baradi
	Sarukhetri	Lachima
	Paka Betbari	Kayakuchi
	Gobardhana	Barpeta Road
	Rupshi	Kalgachia
	Chakchaka	Sarbhog
	Bhabanipur	Howly
	Mandia	Mandia
Bajali	Bajali	Pathsala (Choukhuti)

(8)Assembly & Parliamentary Constituencies

SlNo	Name of LA Constituencies
1	BARPETA
2	BAGHBAR
3	BHAWANIPUR
4	CHENGA
5	JANIA
6	PATACHARKUCHI
7	SARBHOG
8	SARUKHETRI
SlNo	Name of HP Constituencies
1	Barpeta
2	Kokrajhar

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(B) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

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*AGRICULTURE*	*(CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY)*
*VETERINARY & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY*	*EDUCATION*
*FORESTRY*	*BANKS*
*ELECTRICITY*	*(ACHIEVEMENTS UNDERMPLAD, MLALAD, UNTIED FUND)*
*TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION*	*(ACHIEVEMENTS UNDERMPLAD, MLALAD, UNTIED FUND)*

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Agriculture

Agricultural Area (2011)

Total area	3,30,000 hectare (3300 sq.K.M.)
Total gross cropped area	323727 hectare
Total net cropped area	176900 hectare

Farming family

Type of family	Total Number	Percentage
Small	39532	80%
Marginal	103047	80%
Big	29230	80%
Landless	22394	12.36%
Total	194203

Agricultural Units

Agricultural sub-division	3 Nos
A.E.O circle	16 Nos
VLEW Eleka	142 Nos
Field Trial station	1 No
Chronically Flood affected area	31000 hectares

Market Committee (under Assam State Marketing Board)
(1) Howly	(2) Baharihat

Products: The main crops of the district are paddy, wheat, rape, mustard, tea, lentil, greengram, black gram, potato, vegetables. Major horticultural product are banana, coconut, areca nut, papaya, lemon etc. Beside this large numbers of crops are grown in the district which are exported to other districts including Guwahati are tomato, cabbage, lentils, gourd, cauliflower, brinjal cucumber, pumpkin, ladyfinger, bean etc during peak-season of the vegetables.

This district ranks first in the state in the production of Potato and enjoys a virtual monopoly in production of rabi vegetables.

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(2)Veterinary & Animal Husbandry

Veterinary Units

Vety. Hospital	1 No
State Vety. Dispensary	13 Nos.
Block Vety.Dispensary	7 Nos.
Vety. 1st Aid Centre	13 Nos.
Vety. Sub Centre	13 Nos.
Regional A.I.Centre	1 No.
Artificial Insemination centre	4 Nos.
Stock man centre (ICDP sub centre)	12 Nos.
Live Stock Farm(including cattle breeding & bull rearing)	1 No.
Poultry Farm	1 No.
Fodder Farm	1 No.

Veterinary Production (2010-2011)

Artificial insemination	34961 Nos.
Calf born by artificial insemination	12,829 Nos.
Milk Production (Un-organised)	1,21,40,302 litrs.
Milk Production (Organised)	40,321 litrs.
Egg Production	1,01,22,407 Nos.
Fodder Production	53308.9 qtls.
Fodder Seed Production	6700 qtls.

Live Stock Population

Cattle	450029 Nos.
Buffaloes	1556 Nos.
Sheep	132117 Nos.
Goat	235907 Nos.
Horse & Donkey	401 Nos.
Pig	17226 Nos.
Dog	12933 Nos.
Fowl	1106856 Nos.
Duck	503635 Nos.

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(4) Electricity

Village electrified	159 Nos.(Under Barpeta Elec.Sub- Divn.)
Town electrified	All 6 Nos

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(5)Transport & Communication

Motorable Road(N.H./P.W.D) Barpeta

Sl.No.	ROUTE	DISTANCE (K.M.)
1	Tihu-Patacharkuchi-Simlaguri-Patiladoha(N.H.31)	67 K.M.
2	Barpeta-Daulasal-Rampur	31 K.M.
3	Barpeta-Chenga-Bahari	23 K.M.
4	Barpeta-Nagaon-Sarthebari	27 K.M.
5	Barpeta-Bhella-Madrassa-Bahari	18 K.M.
6	Barpeta-Bhella-Madrassa-Palhazi	18 K.M.
7	Barpeta-Kayakuchi-sarupeta-Bhuyanpara-Rupohi	43 K.M.
8	Barpeta-Satrakanara-Baghbar	29 K.M.
9	Barpeta-Jania-Kadong-Garemari-Howly	18 K.M.
10	Barpeta-Howly-Joypur	19 K.M.
11	Barpeta-Howly-Pathsala-Anchali-Simla	57 K.M.
12	Barpeta-Howly-Pathsala-Patacharkuchi-Tihu-Doomni	72 K.M.
13	Barpeta-Barpeta Road-Gobardhana-Bashbari	49 K.M.
14	Barpeta-Barpeta Road-Gobardhana-Anandabazar	40 K.M.
15	Barpeta-Sorbhog-Kalgachia-Moinbari	71 K.M.
16	Barpeta-Sorbhog-Kamargaon	38 K.M.
17	Barpeta-Sorbhog-Manikpur-Chowkihali-Nowgaon	54 K.M.
18	Barpeta-Sorbhog-Patiladoha-Panbari	56 K.M.

MAJOR DISTRICT ROAD:

Sl.No.	FROM	TO
1	Barpeta	Barpeta Road/Bashbari
2	Barpeta	Sorbhog/Kalgachia/Moinbari
3	Barpeta	Patacharkuchi
4	Barpeta	Sarthebari
5	Barpeta	Rampur
6	Barpeta	Baghbar
7	Barpeta	Kadong
8	Barpeta	Bahari
9	Barpeta	Pathsala

OTHER DISTRICT ROAD:

SL.No.	FROM	TO
1	Barpeta Road	Anandabazar
2	Barpeta road	Salbari
3	Barpeta	Bhabanipur via Kayakuchi
4	Barpeta	Mandia
5	Barpeta	Jania
6	Barpeta	Bhella/Nagaon/Chenga
7	Barpeta	Palhaji
8	Barpeta	Garemari/Jania
9	Bhabanipur	Sarupeta
10	Sorbhog	Patiladoha/Panbari
11	Sorbhog	Kamargaon

Registered Vehicle (As on 12-09-2011 as per DTO, Barpeta)

SL.No.	Name of vehicle	Total Nos.
1	Bus	85 Nos.
2	Truck (Heavy) Truck(M)	156 Nos. 76 Nos.
3	Private Car	1618 Nos.
4	Jeep	22 Nos.
5	Omni Bus	4 Nos.
6	Mini Bus	3 Nos.
7	Scooter/Motor Cycle	29901 Nos.
8	Taxi	342 Nos.
9	Tactor	936 Nos.
10	Trailor	493 Nos.
11	Auto Richshow	721 Nos.
12	Govt. M.V.	53 Nos.

Roads:

Nature of Roads	Length (in KM)
National Highway(N.H.No.31)	67
P.W.D. Roads	1950.67

Railway:

Length of Railway line	47 K.M.
Total No. of station 6 Nos.	Sorbhog
	Barpeta Road
	Guwagacha
	Sarupeta
	Pathsala
	Niz Sariha

Postal service:

Nature of Post Office	Total Number
Head Post Office	1
Sub-Post Office	23
Branch Post Office	165

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(6)Co-operative Society

Societies	250 Nos.
Members	2,81,189 Nos.
working capital	Rs.340,03,47,691.30/-

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(7)Education

Educational Offices: (2011)

Inspector of Schools

1 No.

Deputy Inspector of Schools

2 Nos.

(Barpeta and Bajali)

Block Elementary Education Offices

8 Nos.

Name of BEEO	Head quarter
Barpeta	Barpeta
Bajali	Pathsala
Jalah	Jalah
Bhabanipur	Howly
Gobardhana	Barpeta Road
Mandia	Mandia
Rupshi	Kalgachia
Chenga	Chenga

Educational institutions :

Type of Institution	Govt.	Provincialised	Total
Primary(L.P.) Schools EGS upgraded	8	1518 156	1682
Middle Schools/ M.E. Madrassa	-	264	264
M.V. Schools	4	29	33
High School		139	139
Higher Secondary	1	39	40
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay (JNV)	1		1
Kendriya Vidyalay	1		1
Vocational(ITI)	1	-	1
Govt.aided College	14	-	14
Law College	-	-	1

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(8)BANKS -SERVICE AREA PLAN (2012)

Bank Branches:

Type of Bank	Total Number
State Bank of India	11
Assam Co-op.Apex Bank	03
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	17
Others	33
Total	64

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(9) Achievements under MPLAD, MLALAD and UNTIED fund

MPLAD Schemes:

In the district of Barpeta, Bhawanipur, sorbhog LAC and part of Chapaguri LAC fall under the jurisdiction of 5 Kokrajhar HPC. A detailed scheme wise position are mentioned bellow :

MPLAD 2010-2011

MLA LAD SCHEME

Details are shown as below:

YEAR-2010-2011

Name of Schemes

No. of Schemes

Allocation

Completed Schemes

Ongoing Schemes

1

2

3

4

5

Const/Impvt/Rep. of School building/Maktab/ Madrassa/Sangeet Vidyalaya

Sarukhetry-      2

Bhawanipur-    3

Patacharkuchi- 4

Barpeta-           7

Jania-               5

Chenga-           1

Sorbhog-        18

1.25

2.00

3.50

3.50

2.45

1.00

19.70

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

2

3

4

6

5

1

17

Total-             40

33.4

2

38

Social Institution

Bhawanipur-    3

Patacharkuchi- 1

Barpeta-         10

Jania-             16

Sorbhog-        17

Chenga-           1

1.65

1.00

4.50

6.80

12.70

0.50

-

-

2

-

1

-

3

1

8

16

16

1

Total-              47

27.15

3

44

Supply of Sprayer Machine

Chenga-           2

8.00

-

2

Total                 2

8.00

-

2

Installation of HTW

Jania-              3

Chenga-           6

4.032

26.00

-

-

3                          6

Total-                9

30.032

9

Const. of Road/village Road/ Culvert/approach Road

Sarukhetry-    14

Bhawanipur- 64

Patacharkuchi- 8

Barpeta-         19

Baghbar-          9

Jania-               9

Sorbhog-          4

Chenga-           2

4.75

26.40

10.875

11.00

34.50

6.15

3.30

2.50

7

10

-

2

1

-

-

-

7

54

8

17

8

9

4

2

Total-            129

99.475

20

109

Const. of boundary wall/play ground

Bhawanipur-    2

Barpeta-           3

1.00

2.50

-

1

2

2

Total                 5

3.50

1

4

River Protection

Jania-              1

1.00

-

1

Total-               1

1.00

-

1

Engine Boat

Chenga-            1

2.00

-

1

Total                1

2.00

-

1

Const. of Shed/Waiting shed/Market shed/Stage

Sarukhetry-     2

Barpeta-          2

Patacharkuchi-3

3.00

0.90

3.50

1

1

-

1

1

3

Total-               7

7.40

2

5

Renovation of PWD (Bridge)

Sarukhetry-      4

Jania-                2

20.00

10.00

-

-

4

2

Total-                6

30.00

-

6

Const/Impvt/Renovation of Community Hall/Conference Hall/Sabhaghar/Office room/Guest House/Bhawan

Patacharkuchi- 3

Barpeta-            3

Jania-               17

Sorbhog-           2

2.50

4.00

9.30

2.50

-

-

-

-

3

3

17

2

Total                25

18.30

-

25

Earth filling/Gap filling

Sarukhetry-      20

Bhawanipur-    13

Patacharkuchi- 16

Barpeta-           22

Baghbar-            2

8.90

5.70

15.50

10.40

5.50

12

1

1

2

-

8

12

15

20

2

Total-              73

46.00

16

57

Const. of Toilet/Latrine

Sarukhetry-       2

Bhawanipur-     3

0.80

1.45

-

1

2

2

Total-               5

2.25

1

4

Foot Bridge

Sarukhetry-       3

1.10

3

-

Total          -       3

1.10

3

-

Agril Bundh

Sarukhetry-       1

Bhawanipur -    5

0.40

2.75

1

-

-

5

Total-                6

3.15

1

5

Const. of cycle stand

Sarukhetry-       1

0.50

-

1

Total-                1

0.50

-

1

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UNTIED FUND

Up to date scheme wise position under untied fund are stated below

Year	Nature of Scheme	Number of schemes	Total allocation	Completed Schemes	Ongoing Schemes
1	2	3	4	5	6
2010-11	Road Const	2	20.00	1	1
	Soil Conservation works.	2	31.86	1	1
	Guest House/Social Institution	3	120.00	-	3

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(C)INDUSTRY

(1) Industry (2011)

Registered SSI unit	1964Nos.
Handicraft	934 Nos.
Agro. industries	129 Nos.
Industrial Estate	1 No
Growth centre	1 NO.
commercial Estate	3 Nos.
PMRY benificiaries	4020 Nos.
Employment generation	9293 Nos.

(2) Fishery: (2011)

Registered Beel/Fisheries	20 Nos
Un-registered Fisheries	01 No
Fisheries under management of Assam Fisheries Dev. corpn.	10 Nos.
Eco-hatcharies	15 Nos
Fish seed	2077.29 MT.
Fish Production	15,910.75 MT.

(3) Handloom: (2011)

Extension Service Unit	5 Nos.
Handloom Training Centre	6 Nos.
Handloom production centre	1 No.
Cloth production (Annually)	8047.05 Mtrs.
Handloom Distributed	55,520 bundles

Sericulture:

Village

Sericultural village

66 Nos.

Production during up to Nov 2011 & Farmers engaged

Name of Item	Production	Farmers engaged
Eri Cut Cocoon	23,500 Kg.	6540 Nos.
Muga Raw Silk	200.9 Kg.	79 Nos.
Mulberry Raw Silk	62 Kg.	59 Nos.

Govt. Sericulture Institutions:

Name	Location	Remarks
Sericulture Farm	Howly	Under A.D.S. Barpeta
Mulberry Reeling Unit	Howly	Under A.D.S. Barpeta
Village Grazing Reserve	Noontola	Under A.D.S. Barpeta
Collective Mulberry Garden	Noontola	Under A.D.S. Barpeta
Eri Concentration Centre	Nimua	Under B.T.A.D.
Eri Concentration centre	Bajegaon Pather	Under B.T.A.D.
Eri Concentration centre	Hahchara	Under B.T.A.D.
Village Grazing Reserve	Hahchara	Under B.T.A.D.
Village Grazing Reserve	Batiamari	Under S.S. Bajali

(6) Labour & Employment:

Employment Exchange	1 No
Registration	9386 Nos. (July'2011)
Placement	22 Nos. (July'2011)
Live Register	81060 Nos. (July'2011)

Employees & Establishments

State Govt. employers	203 Nos.	Almost all the employers in the District are using the employment exchange.
State quasi Govt. employers	13 Nos.
High & Higher Secondary School	179 Nos.

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(D) HEALTH

Medical Health (2011)

Nature of Hospital	Total Number
Civil Hospital	1
Community Health Centre	7
P.H.C including M.C.H.	20
Mini PHC	20
Dispensary	8
T.B. Chest Clinic centre	2
Leprosy centre	1
Sub-Centre	264
Subsidiary Health Centre	2

Public Health:

Water Supply (2011)

Town served with piped water supply

06 Nos.

Nature of Scheme	Type of Supply	Numbers
General Scheme (ARP)	Marked -II/III Hand Pump	255
General Scheme (ARP)	Tara Hand Pump	129
TSP Scheme	Hand Tube well	27
TSP Scheme	Tara Hand Pump	04
SCCP Scheme	Hand Tube well	42
MNP	Hand Tube Well	28
Water Supply Scheme Total		27833 (including Rural Piped water Supply Scheme)

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ROUTE

DISTANCE (K.M.)

1

Tihu-Patacharkuchi-Simlaguri-Patiladoha(N.H.31)

67 K.M.

2

Barpeta-Daulasal-Rampur

31 K.M.

3

Barpeta-Chenga-Bahari

23 K.M.

4

Barpeta-Nagaon-Sarthebari

27 K.M.

5

Barpeta-Bhella-Madrassa-Bahari

18 K.M.

6

Barpeta-Bhella-Madrassa-Palhazi

18 K.M.

7

Barpeta-Kayakuchi-sarupeta-Bhuyanpara-Rupohi

43 K.M.

8

Barpeta-Satrakanara-Baghbar

29 K.M.

9

Barpeta-Jania-Kadong-Garemari-Howly

18 K.M.

10

Barpeta-Howly-Joypur

19 K.M.

11

Barpeta-Howly-Pathsala-Anchali-Simla

57 K.M.

12

Barpeta-Howly-Pathsala-Patacharkuchi-Tihu-Doomni

72 K.M.

13

Barpeta-Barpeta Road-Gobardhana-Bashbari

49 K.M.

14

Barpeta-Barpeta Road-Gobardhana-Anandabazar

40 K.M.

15

Barpeta-Sorbhog-Kalgachia-Moinbari

71 K.M.

16

Barpeta-Sorbhog-Kamargaon

38 K.M.

17

Barpeta-Sorbhog-Manikpur-Chowkihali-Nowgaon

54 K.M.

18

Barpeta-Sorbhog-Patiladoha-Panbari

56 K.M.