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Barpeta

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Place details

Locality: Barpeta
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 48,824
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Barpeta
Settlement.other_name: Tatikuchi
Settlement.nickname: Satra Nagari
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Barpeta, Assam.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Assam, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Assam
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Barpeta district
Population: +70342
Elevation: +35
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Barpeta district
Image: Barpeta, Assam.jpg

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Barpeta is a town in Barpeta district of the state of Assam in India and is district headquarters. The city is located north west of Guwahati and is one of the major cities in Western Assam. It is also called Satra Nagari (Temple town) of Assam due to the presence of various Vaishnavite Satras in the vicinity.

==Geography== It is located at . It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). It is 40 km away from Manas National Park. Three rivers - Chaulkhowa, Mora Nodi (Dead River) and Nakhanda, both of which are tributaries to Brahmaputra run through the town.