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About Bampara Village

Bampara is a mid sized village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 687 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.1 hectares hectares.

Bampara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bampara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Area (hectares) 136.1 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 687
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bampara compares

By the 2011 count Bampara is the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 136.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bampara

Bampara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bampara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bampara from other places

Bampara lies about 15 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bampara
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 15 km
District headquarters Barpeta 15 km
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 22 km

Villages closest to Bampara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bampara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bampara village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Bampara village has 687 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bampara has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Bampara covers 136.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bampara falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bampara is Nizsariha Halt, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bampara.

Bampara is about 15 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bampara is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Chenga is about 15 km away. Barpeta is about 15 km away. Nizsariha Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Chenga (1.6 km), Saru Chenga (1.6 km) and Niz Chenga (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bampara today is likely to be higher.

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