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About Barhata Village

Barhata is a mid sized village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 782 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.65 hectares hectares.

Barhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhata village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Kamalpur
Area (hectares) 298.65 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 782
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhata compares

By the 2011 count Barhata is the 52nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 298.65 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Barhata

Barhata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhata 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhata from other places

Barhata lies about 35 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Baihata, about 2.4 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 Barhata
Nearest railway station Baihata 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamalpur 3.1 km
Nearest town Rangia 14 km
District headquarters Kamrup 35 km

Villages closest to Barhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhata village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Barhata village has 782 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhata has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Barhata covers 298.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhata falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barhata is Baihata, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barhata is about 35 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhata is in Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district. Baihata is about 2.4 km away. Kamalpur is about 3.1 km away. Rangia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baihata (under 2 km), Deoduar (3.0 km) and Kamalpur (3.1 km).

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

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