Barpeta Tatikuchi | |
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| Nickname: Satra Nagari | |
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| Coordinates:26°19′N91°00′E / 26.32°N 91.0°E /26.32; 91.0 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Barpeta |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 42,649 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| • Native | Barpetia dialect (of Assamese) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 781301 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS-15 |
| Website | barpeta |
Barpeta is a town inBarpeta district of the state ofAssam in India and is district headquarters. The city is located 90 kilometres (56 mi) north west ofGuwahati and is one of the major cities inWestern Assam. It is also called SatraNagari (Temple town) of Assam due to the presence of various Vaishnavite Satras in the vicinity.
It is located at26°19′N91°00′E / 26.32°N 91.0°E /26.32; 91.0.[1] It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). It is 40 km away fromManas National Park. Three rivers - Chaulkhowa, Mora Nodi (Dead River) and Nakhanda, both of which are tributaries toBrahmaputra run through the town.[2]
The Barpeta was earlier known as 'Tatikuchi', where Tati stands for weaver and Kuchi means cluster of villages in nativeBarpetia dialect, i.e. the land of weavers. In ancient times, it was central part of erstwhileancient Kamrup, included inKamapitha ofKamarupa Pithas, the ancient divisions of oldKamrup region. In nineteenth century, Barpeta town and adjoining areas became part ofUndivided Kamrup district, as Barpeta subdivision. In 1983, the subdivision attained district status.
Barpeta is the gateway toManas National Park, one of the National Parks of Assam and one of the few tiger reserves of India.
Hindus form the majority of the town's population, but in surrounding area is Muslim people's, followed byMuslims.[3]As of 2011[update] Indiacensus,[4] Barpeta had a population of 42,649. Population of Children within age of 0-6 is 3673 which is 8.61% of total population of Barpeta. The female Sex Ratio is of 1008 against state average of 958. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Barpeta is around 994 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Barpeta city is 90.77% higher than state average of 72.19%. In Barpeta, Male literacy is around 94.86% while female literacy rate is 86.73%.
Bengali is spoken by 23,827 people,Assamese is spoken by 6,193, Hindi by 4242, Bodo by 884 and 7,509 people speak other languages.[5] Most of these people areBengali Hindus andMuslims,Assamese people,Hindi speaking people and others.Bengali,Assamese andHindi are the major languages spoken in the town.
Barpeta has subtropical climate, with chilly winters and hot humid summers. However, people here can enjoy both winter and hot. On a hot day, sometimes in this city after 35 high C to 39 High C warm.
| Climate data for Barpeta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 29.4 (84.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 19.3 (66.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | −0.7 (30.7) | −2.7 (27.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) | 18.3 (0.72) | 55.8 (2.20) | 147.9 (5.82) | 244.2 (9.61) | 316.4 (12.46) | 345.4 (13.60) | 264.3 (10.41) | 185.9 (7.32) | 91.2 (3.59) | 18.7 (0.74) | 7.1 (0.28) | 1,717.7 (67.63) |
| Average rainy days | 1.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 19.6 | 22.3 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 127.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 65 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 226.3 | 214.7 | 220.1 | 201.0 | 192.2 | 132.0 | 124.0 | 161.2 | 138.0 | 204.6 | 231.0 | 232.5 | 2,277.6 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
Barpeta is part ofBarpeta (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]Indian presidentFakaruddin Ali Ahmed was an MLA from Jania LAC and MP from the Barpeta constituency.Syed Abdur Rouf,A.F Golam Osmani and other prominent persons represented Barpeta in the constitutional assembly.[7]Phani Bhusan Choudhury ofAsom Gana Parishad is the current MP fromBarpeta Lok Sabha constituency since the year 2024. There 7 nos of Assembly Constituency in the district. Those areJania,Baghbar, Sorbhog, Sarukhetri, Bhabanipur, Chenga and Barpeta.[8]
The nearest railway station, airport and port isBarpeta Road,Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport andDhubri respectively.[9]Barpeta town is connected toNational Highway 31 throughHowly, and National Highway 427 via Hajo-Doulashal connects it to Guwahati.
Barpeta has very good educational environment. The town has produced so many noble figures of Assam. Few of them areAmbikagiri Raichoudhury,Banikanta Kakati,Mahendra Mohan Choudhry and Purushottam Das. Some of the well known higher educational institutions of Barpeta are Barpeta Vidyapith Higher Secondary School, Kendriya Vidyalaya Barpeta,[10] Madhab Choudhury College[11] andBarpeta Girls' College. It also has the fifth medical college of Assam, theFakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital.[12]
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