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About Barkuti Village

Barkuti is a small village in Bilasipara tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 214 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.81 hectares hectares.

Barkuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkuti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Bilasipara
Area (hectares) 99.81 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 214
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkuti compares

By the 2011 count Barkuti is the 158th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 99.81 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Barkuti

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

Barkuti lies about 38 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Sapat Gram, about 4.6 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 Barkuti
Nearest railway station Sapat Gram 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilasipara 13 km
Nearest town Bilāsipāra 13 km
District headquarters Dhubri 38 km

Villages closest to Barkuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkuti village had a population of 398. That makes it the 158th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Barkuti village has 214 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkuti has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Barkuti covers 99.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkuti falls under Bilasipara tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barkuti is Sapat Gram, about 4.6 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 village for Barkuti.

Barkuti is about 38 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkuti is in Bilasipara tehsil of Dhubri district. Sapat Gram is about 4.6 km away. Bilasipara is about 13 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarkuti (under 2 km), Dhanpur (1.5 km) and Futkibari (5.8 km).

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

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