Barkura
Barkura
Borkura | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Barkura Map of Assam  Barkura Barkura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°27′03″N 91°25′36″E / 26.4507°N 91.4266°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Nalbari |
| Subdivision | Nalbari |
| Gram Panchayat | Paschim Batahgila |
| Area | |
• Total | 470.27 ha (1,162.06 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,516 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 781335 |
| STD Code | 03624 |
| Census code | 303897 |
Barkura, also spelled as Borkura, is a census village in Nalbari district, Assam, India.[1] As per the 2011 Census of India, Barkura has a total population of 3,516 including 1,827 males and 1,689 females with a literacy rate of 79.41%.[2]
Barkura village has a markable history in the Assam Movement, where the movement participants tried to stop Abida Begum from filing her nomination for the Barpeta constituency.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nath, Hemanta Kumar (16 June 2020). "Assam: Girl makes Tiktok video minutes before killing self in Nalbari". India Today. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "POPULATION BREAKUP AS PER CENSUS-2011" (PDF). Government of Assam | Nalbari District. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Bora, S. (1992). Student Revolution in Assam, 1917-1947 : A Historical Survey (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 100. ISBN 978-81709-9332-2.
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