Population16,93,622Barpeta
Males8,67,004
Females8,26,618
Literate8,97,058
Population Overview
Total population16,93,622
Males8,67,004
Females8,26,618
Sex ratio953per 1,000 males
Households3,37,929
Literacy
Literate8,97,058
Literate males4,99,038
Literate females3,98,020
Literacy %53%
Illiterate7,96,564
Illiterate males3,67,966
Illiterate females4,28,598
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,87,829
Boys 0–61,46,777
Girls 0–61,41,052
Child %17%
SC / ST
SC population95,320
SC males49,165
SC females46,155
SC %5.6%
ST population27,344
ST males13,530
ST females13,814
ST %1.6%
Workers — Total
Total workers5,61,824
Worker males4,45,297
Worker females1,16,527
Work participation %33.2%
Non-workers11,31,798
Non-worker males4,21,707
Non-worker females7,10,091
Workers — Main
Main workers4,39,453
Main males3,89,372
Main females50,081
Cultivators1,84,770
Cultivator males1,76,260
Cultivator females8,510
Agri labourers56,932
Agri labourer males48,689
Agri labourer females8,243
Household industry16,499
HH industry males10,548
HH industry females5,951
Other workers1,81,252
Other males1,53,875
Other females27,377
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,22,371
Marginal males55,925
Marginal females66,446
Marg. cultivators20,489
Marg. agri labourers42,014
Marg. HH industry13,843
Marg. other46,025
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males10,275
Marg. cultivator females10,214
Marg. agri lab. males21,376
Marg. agri lab. females20,638
Marg. HH industry males2,661
Marg. HH industry females11,182
Marg. other males21,613
Marg. other females24,412
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers98,325
3–6 mo males46,937
3–6 mo females51,388
3–6 mo cultivators15,726
3–6 mo cult. males8,339
3–6 mo cult. females7,387
3–6 mo agri lab.33,665
3–6 mo agri lab. males17,984
3–6 mo agri lab. females15,681
3–6 mo HH industry10,985
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,151
3–6 mo HH ind. females8,834
3–6 mo other37,949
3–6 mo other males18,463
3–6 mo other females19,486
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers24,046
0–3 mo males8,988
0–3 mo females15,058
0–3 mo cultivators4,763
0–3 mo cult. males1,936
0–3 mo cult. females2,827
0–3 mo agri lab.8,349
0–3 mo agri lab. males3,392
0–3 mo agri lab. females4,957
0–3 mo HH industry2,858
0–3 mo HH ind. males510
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,348
0–3 mo other8,076
0–3 mo other males3,150
0–3 mo other females4,926
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
9 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barpeta | 3,65,608 | 1,87,495 | 1,78,113 | 2,06,179 |
| 2 | Baghbor | 3,06,065 | 1,56,890 | 1,49,175 | 1,19,992 |
| 3 | Barnagar (Pt) | 2,34,235 | 1,19,926 | 1,14,309 | 1,42,955 |
| 4 | Kalgachia | 1,95,983 | 1,01,226 | 94,757 | 83,949 |
| 5 | Sarthebari | 1,95,070 | 99,908 | 95,162 | 1,07,789 |
| 6 | Chenga | 1,42,845 | 73,239 | 69,606 | 62,274 |
| 7 | Sarupeta (Pt) | 1,29,853 | 66,305 | 63,548 | 75,874 |
| 8 | Bajali (Pt) | 1,02,425 | 51,160 | 51,265 | 81,679 |
| 9 | Jalah (Pt) | 21,538 | 10,855 | 10,683 | 16,367 |