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About Barchandra Village

Barchandra is a mid sized village in North Guwahati tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 493 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barchandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchandra village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil North Guwahati
Pincode 781030
Area (hectares) 198.65 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 493
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barchandra compares

By the 2011 count Barchandra is the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 198.65 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barchandra

Barchandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barchandra 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amin Gaon, Athiabai, Balaibill and Bamuni Gaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barchandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchandra village had a population of 994. That makes it the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Barchandra village has 493 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchandra has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barchandra is 781030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barchandra covers 198.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barchandra falls under North Guwahati tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The census record for Barchandra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barchandra is in North Guwahati tehsil of Kamrup district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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