Barpathar
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Barpathar is a town and a town area committee in Golaghat district
in the state of Assam
, India
.
The river Dhanshiri
flows on the south-west border of the town dividing it from the town of Barpathar located in the Karbi Anglong District of Assam. To the east to north flows the Doiyang river, skirting the Merapani Reserve Forest.
An arterial road connects Barpathar at the north-west with the District town of Golaghat located at a distance of 44km to the north-west. sThe same road connects the town with the National High Way No 36 to the west linking it by road to Guwahati. The Railway line of North East Railway connecting Guwahati and Dibrugarh divides the town into two to the east and west, with Barpathar Railway Station in the centre. The Uriamghat Road running parallel to the rail line on the east to south connects the town with the crude oil producing area of Uriamghat. Another goes from the east to the east-north to Rengmai on the bank of Doiyang river skirting Merapani Reserve Forest.Yet another goes from the east to the north west connecting it with Jamuguri, Furkating and then to Golaghat. The road coming to the west part of the town from Golaghat runs farther parallel to the rail line to connect it with Sarupathar in the south and then farther south to Naojan and Bokajan.
The population is mostly agricultural, and comprises various sub-groups of Assamese speaking people: Ahoms, Sutias, Bodos, Kacharis, Kalitas, Mahantas, and Brahmins. The town has a large percentage of Bengali speaking people and a small fraction of Muslims as also Christians and Buddhists.
Greater Barpathar encompasses a cluster of well-established villages, viz., Dubarani, Baramukhia, Dhundasam,Rengmai, Premhara, Jaljori, Jorhatiya, Pabhajan, Boranagar,Hezari,Sarulangtha, Upperlangtha, Premhara, Nahorani, Sewaguri, Kordoiguri, Singimari, etc. The villages have orchards of coconuts, bananas, pineapples, betel nuts, lichees, paddy fields, sugar cane fields, etc. There is a weekly big bazaar on every Thursday at Barpathar town.
Barpathar is known as the "Granary of Sivasagar". It produces rice
, sugarcane
, mustard
s, sesame
, fruits and vegetables and tea. The town has a number of tea estates, viz., Pabhajan Tea Estate, Bhuyan Bagan, Dighali Tea Estate, Rengmai Tea Estate, Singimari Tea Estate, etc. During the last decade or so the Assamese peasantry has taken to growing tea in their lands thereby pushing up tea production. This has induced setting up of new factories for production of tea in the town.
The area surrounding Uriamghat produces crude oil, which, partly feeds the Numaligarh Oil Refinery.
Various educational institutions have been set up, namely, Hindi School, Bengali School, Girls High School, Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) and the Barpathar College. A number of English Medium Schools have been set up in the Town during the last 15 years.
Every village in the Town has a "Namghar" where the Vaishnava followers meet in the evening to perform nam prasangs offering prayers to Lord Krishna. Various religious Bhawanas (dramas) are also performed in these namghars. Besides, there is also a Sarvajanin Mandap where Durga Puja is performed every year. Bihu Sanmilan held in April each year, in the Hindu Month of Vaishakha (Assamese Bohag) draws a large number of Bihu dancing troupes to the town.
The climate ranges from semi-cool September-October to winter months of November to February, temperate months of March-April and sultry summer and rainy season of May to September.
, Barpathar had a population of 7078. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barpathar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Golaghat District
Golaghat district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an area of 3502 km² and lies 100 m above sea level. As of 2001, Golaghat district has a population of...
in the state of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Geography
Barpathar is located at 26.3°N 93.87°E. It has an average elevation of 99 metres (324 feet).The river Dhanshiri
Dhanshiri
Dhanshiri is a river in the Jhalkathi District of Bangladesh. Once it was full of youth but today it is becoming narrower.-Significance:The river is a tourist spot. There are many shops, hotels, cultural organizations, and a real estate centre named after the river.In Bengali literature, the...
flows on the south-west border of the town dividing it from the town of Barpathar located in the Karbi Anglong District of Assam. To the east to north flows the Doiyang river, skirting the Merapani Reserve Forest.
An arterial road connects Barpathar at the north-west with the District town of Golaghat located at a distance of 44km to the north-west. sThe same road connects the town with the National High Way No 36 to the west linking it by road to Guwahati. The Railway line of North East Railway connecting Guwahati and Dibrugarh divides the town into two to the east and west, with Barpathar Railway Station in the centre. The Uriamghat Road running parallel to the rail line on the east to south connects the town with the crude oil producing area of Uriamghat. Another goes from the east to the east-north to Rengmai on the bank of Doiyang river skirting Merapani Reserve Forest.Yet another goes from the east to the north west connecting it with Jamuguri, Furkating and then to Golaghat. The road coming to the west part of the town from Golaghat runs farther parallel to the rail line to connect it with Sarupathar in the south and then farther south to Naojan and Bokajan.
The population is mostly agricultural, and comprises various sub-groups of Assamese speaking people: Ahoms, Sutias, Bodos, Kacharis, Kalitas, Mahantas, and Brahmins. The town has a large percentage of Bengali speaking people and a small fraction of Muslims as also Christians and Buddhists.
Greater Barpathar encompasses a cluster of well-established villages, viz., Dubarani, Baramukhia, Dhundasam,Rengmai, Premhara, Jaljori, Jorhatiya, Pabhajan, Boranagar,Hezari,Sarulangtha, Upperlangtha, Premhara, Nahorani, Sewaguri, Kordoiguri, Singimari, etc. The villages have orchards of coconuts, bananas, pineapples, betel nuts, lichees, paddy fields, sugar cane fields, etc. There is a weekly big bazaar on every Thursday at Barpathar town.
Barpathar is known as the "Granary of Sivasagar". It produces rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
, mustard
Mustard (condiment)
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant...
s, sesame
Sesame
Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods....
, fruits and vegetables and tea. The town has a number of tea estates, viz., Pabhajan Tea Estate, Bhuyan Bagan, Dighali Tea Estate, Rengmai Tea Estate, Singimari Tea Estate, etc. During the last decade or so the Assamese peasantry has taken to growing tea in their lands thereby pushing up tea production. This has induced setting up of new factories for production of tea in the town.
The area surrounding Uriamghat produces crude oil, which, partly feeds the Numaligarh Oil Refinery.
Various educational institutions have been set up, namely, Hindi School, Bengali School, Girls High School, Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) and the Barpathar College. A number of English Medium Schools have been set up in the Town during the last 15 years.
Every village in the Town has a "Namghar" where the Vaishnava followers meet in the evening to perform nam prasangs offering prayers to Lord Krishna. Various religious Bhawanas (dramas) are also performed in these namghars. Besides, there is also a Sarvajanin Mandap where Durga Puja is performed every year. Bihu Sanmilan held in April each year, in the Hindu Month of Vaishakha (Assamese Bohag) draws a large number of Bihu dancing troupes to the town.
The climate ranges from semi-cool September-October to winter months of November to February, temperate months of March-April and sultry summer and rainy season of May to September.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Barpathar had a population of 7078. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barpathar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.