Barpeta Road
| Barpeta Road | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| District(s) | Barpeta |
| Population | 35,281 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Barpeta Road (Assamese: বৰপেটা ৰোড) is a city and a municipal board in Barpeta district in the state of Assam, India. It is one of the most important business places of Assam.
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[edit] Location
Barpeta Road is situated Near Guwahati (Distance-130 KM). It is connected with Guwahati with local trains and take approximately 2 hours to reach there. It is situated in western Assam,(lower Assam)27 Km far from Dist HQ of Barpeta. Barpeta Road (Dist-Barpeta) is one of the important place in lower Assam and is the place for ideal trade and commerce, it is said to be the trade town of Lower Assam.[1]
List of Trains to and from Barpeta Road
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] better known as Athiabari, Barpeta Road has a population of 35,281. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Barpeta Road has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Education and Schools
There are a few educational schools and colleges like St Joseph's High School, St. Mary's High School, Manas Valley Academy, Marian School, Shree Hindi High School, Gopinath Bordoloi High School, Dr-K.K.das girls high school, Sajanikanta Higher Secondary School, Ramdhenu Academy(private), Dronacharya Academy (private college), G.L.C.College. A few km from Barpeta Road Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya a central government school is there.
[edit] Gateway To Manas National Park
Barpeta Road Railway station is the nearest station. The River Beki passes through Barpeta Road city. The city is the gateway to Manas National Park which is situated only at a distance of 18 km from it. Manas National Park habours 55 mammals, 36 reptiles and 450 species of Birds and has the unique feature of having most number of Endangered species found in India.
[edit] Modern Facilities
There is every things as modern life of any world class cities required .Such as we can mention star categories hotel,Bus stand,Railway stand and world class banking system.In case of Information technology Barpeta Road is more Advanced than Guwahati .More than 100 world class Computer education centers are available.Social media service also in good position as one of highest Visited and viewed social net working website named FOCUSA2Z[3] runs from Barpeta Road. During October to March national and international Tourists throngs to this place to visit Manas National Park which enjoys the unique feature of Tiger reserve, Elephant reserve,Biosphere reserve and UNESCO'S natural heritage. Jungle Safari,River rafting in the picturique Manas river, Trekking,Bird Watching,Camp Fire are conducted inside the National Park. The Conservator office of the Manas National Park is located at Barpeta Road and entry passes for the National Park are issued from here.During the year 1996, King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan graced this place while shooting the climax scene of his movie named "KOYLA".
[edit] References
- ^ http://barpetaroadassam.blogspot.com/
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ http://focusa2z.com/about_us.php
Coordinates: 26°30′N 90°58′E / 26.50°N 90.97°E
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