Barpeta Road Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barpeta, Assam - Census 2011

Barpeta Road is a Municipal Board city situated in Barnagar circle of Barpeta district. The Barpeta Road city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,484 families residing in the Barpeta Road city. The total population of Barpeta Road is 35,571 out of which 18,489 are males and 17,082 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barpeta Road is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barpeta Road city is 3213 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1675 male children and 1538 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barpeta Road is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barpeta Road is 87.2%. Thus Barpeta Road has higher literacy rate compared to 63.8% of Barpeta district. The male literacy rate is 91.52% and the female literacy rate is 82.58% in Barpeta Road.

Barpeta Road Municipal Board has total administration over 7,484 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Barpeta Road Municipal Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barpeta Road Municipal Board.

Total Male Female
Children 3,213 1,675 1,538
Literacy 87.2% 83.2% 75.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,025 2,135 1,890
Scheduled Tribe 970 454 516
Illiterate 7,346 3,100 4,246

Caste-wise Population - Barpeta Road

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Barpeta Road.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,025 2,135 1,890
Schedule Tribe 970 454 516

Religion-wise Population - Barpeta Road

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barpeta Road is 31,955 which is 89.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barpeta Road is 3,018 which is 8.48% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barpeta Road as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 31,955 (89.83%) 16,586 15,369
Muslim 3,018 (8.48%) 1,581 1,437
Christian 212 (0.6%) 116 96
Sikh 60 (0.17%) 35 25
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 297 (0.83%) 160 137
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 26 (0.07%) 10 16

Literacy Rate - Barpeta Road

The total literacy rate of Barpeta Road was 87.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 28,225 literates, males were 15,389 while females were 12,836. Also the male literacy rate was 91.52% and the female literacy rate was 82.58% in Barpeta Road.

  Barpeta Road Assam
Female 82.58% 66.27%
Male 91.52% 77.85%
Total 87.23% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Barpeta Road

The Sex Ratio of Barpeta Road is 924. Thus per every 1000 men there were 924 females in Barpeta Road. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Barpeta Road.

Child Population - Barpeta Road

According to Census 2011, there were 3,213 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barpeta Road. Out of which 1,675 were male while 1,538 were female.

Working Population - Barpeta Road

In Barpeta Road Municipal Board out of total population, 13,633 were engaged in work activities. 89.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,633 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,186 10,852 1,334
Cultivators 67 60 7
Agriculture Labourer 49 42 7
Household Industries 239 191 48
Other Workers 11,831 10,559 1,272
Marginal Workers 1,447 584 863
Non Working 21,938 7,053 14,885

Barpeta Road Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Barpeta Road is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,764 80.4% 898
2 Ward No - 2 4,064 74.1% 960
3 Ward No - 3 4,862 83.1% 910
4 Ward No - 4 4,210 76.2% 874
5 Ward No - 5 1,884 72.4% 965
6 Ward No - 6 1,279 85.9% 989
7 Ward No - 7 3,184 86% 934
8 Ward No - 8 4,006 81.8% 952
9 Ward No - 9 3,829 74.4% 889
10 Ward No - 10 3,489 80.5% 952

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