Barpeta
Constituency No. 3 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Barpeta
- Jania
- Baghbar
- Sarukhetri
- Chenga
Barpeta District
Assam
Barpeta district is one of the districts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is at Barpeta. It covers 2,282 sq km and had a population of 16,93,622 at the 2011 census, a density of 742 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Barpeta
Area
2,282 sq km
Population
16.94 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
742 /km²
Literacy Rate
63.81%
Sex Ratio
953
per 1,000 males
Barpeta District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Barpeta district.
Total Population
16.94 Lakh
Male Population
8.67 Lakh
Female Population
8.27 Lakh
Rural Population
15.46 Lakh
Urban Population
1.47 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.02 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
28,410
Literacy Rate
63.81%
Population Density
742 /km²
Sex Ratio
953
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 69.29%Female literacy 58.06%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Barpeta district.
9
Tehsils
12
Blocks
100
Nyay Panchayats
129
Gram Panchayats
835
Villages
- Headquarters
- Barpeta
- Languages
- Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 26.32° N, 91.01° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Barpeta
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Barpeta
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 42 · Barpeta
AA
Abdur Rahim Ahmed
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 44 · Barpeta
RI
Rafiqul Islam
All India United Democratic Front
MLA
No. 45 · Barpeta
SA
Sherman Ali Ahmed
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 46 · Barpeta
JS
Jakir Hussain Sikdar
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 47 · Barpeta
AH
Ashraful Hussain
All India United Democratic Front
MLA
Your Representatives from Barpeta
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Barpeta district.
- AAAbdur Rahim AhmedIndian National CongressMLABarpeta · No. 42
- RIRafiqul IslamAll India United Democratic FrontMLAJania · No. 44
- SASherman Ali AhmedIndian National CongressMLABaghbar · No. 45
- JSJakir Hussain SikdarIndian National CongressMLASarukhetri · No. 46
- AHAshraful HussainAll India United Democratic FrontMLAChenga · No. 47
Election History
Lok SabhaBarpeta · No. 3
- 202418th Lok SabhaAGPPhani Bhusan ChoudhuryVotes 8,60,113Vote share 53.34%Margin 2,22,351
- 1. Phani Bhusan Choudhury · AGP8,60,113 (53.34%)
- 2. Deep Bayan · INC6,37,762 (39.55%)
- 3. Manoranjan Talukdar · CPI(M)96,210 (5.97%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaINCAbdul KhalequeVotes 6,45,173Vote share 44.23%Margin 1,40,307
- 1. Abdul Khaleque · INC6,45,173 (44.23%)
- 2. Kumar Deepak Das · AGP5,04,866 (34.61%)
- 3. Rafiqul Islam · All India United Democratic Front2,08,000 (14.26%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaAll India United Democratic FrontSirajuddin AjmalVotes 3,94,702Vote share 32.73%Margin 42,341
- 1. Sirajuddin Ajmal · All India United Democratic Front3,94,702 (32.73%)
- 2. Chandra Mohan Patowary · BJP3,52,361 (29.22%)
- 3. Ismail Hussain · INC2,77,801 (23.03%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Barpeta District at a Glance
- State
- Assam
- Headquarters
- Barpeta
- Area
- 2,282 sq km
- Population
- 16.94 Lakh
- Population density
- 742 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 953 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 63.81%
- Languages
- Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
- Tehsils
- 9
- Blocks
- 12
- Gram panchayats
- 129
- Villages
- 835
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Assam
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.