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About Barbhitha Village

Barbhitha is a large village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,734, made up of 1,449 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.06 hectares hectares.

Barbhitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbhitha village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Area (hectares) 228.06 hectares
Population 2,734
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbhitha compares

By the 2011 count Barbhitha is the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 228.06 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Barbhitha

Barbhitha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barbhitha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barbhitha from other places

Barbhitha lies about 7.7 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Guagachha Halt, about 12 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 Barbhitha
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 7.7 km
District headquarters Barpeta 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Guagachha Halt 12 km

Villages closest to Barbhitha

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 Barbhitha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbhitha village had a population of 2,734. That makes it the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Barbhitha village has 1,449 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbhitha has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Barbhitha covers 228.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbhitha falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barbhitha is Guagachha Halt, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barbhitha.

Barbhitha is about 7.7 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbhitha is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Chenga is about 7.7 km away. Barpeta is about 7.7 km away. Guagachha Halt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chata Gaon (8.2 km), Bampara (17 km) and Niz Chenga (18 km).

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

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