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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
Barpeta
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
35
Settlement.population_total
42649
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Forestry
  • Demographics
  • Climate
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barpeta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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