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About Debara Village

Debara is a mid sized village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 382 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Debara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Debara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Sarthebari
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 382
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Debara compares

By the 2011 count Debara is the 79th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Debara

Debara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Debara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Debara from other places

Debara lies about 25 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 2.9 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 Debara
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarthebari 13 km
Nearest town Barpeta Road 23 km
District headquarters Barpeta 25 km

Villages closest to Debara

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 Debara

As per the Census of India 2011, Debara village had a population of 832. That makes it the 79th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Debara village has 382 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Debara has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Debara covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Debara falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Debara is Nizsariha Halt, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Debara.

Debara is about 25 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Debara is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. Nizsariha Halt is about 2.9 km away. Sarthebari is about 13 km away. Barpeta Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chagal Chari (2.7 km), Niz Saldah (2.8 km) and Niz Barala (4.6 km).

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

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