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About Barmara Village

Barmara is a large village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,572, made up of 1,318 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Barmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barmara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Sarthebari
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 2,572
Male Population 1,318
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barmara compares

By the 2011 count Barmara is the 11th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barmara

Barmara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barmara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barmara from other places

Barmara lies about 19 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Tihu, about 16 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 Barmara
Tehsil headquarters Sarthebari 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Tihu 16 km
District headquarters Barpeta 19 km

Villages closest to Barmara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarthebari 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 Barmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barmara village had a population of 2,572. That makes it the 11th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Barmara village has 1,318 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barmara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Barmara covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barmara falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barmara is Tihu, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Barmara.

Barmara is about 19 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barmara is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. Sarthebari is about 3.4 km away. Tihu is about 16 km away. Barpeta is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukar Par (4.3 km), Mazdia (5.4 km) and Garai Mari (5.5 km).

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

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