Barpeta Road or Athiyabari as known earlier is a town and Commercial City of Assam a municipal board in Barpeta district in the state of Assam, India.
The population of Children of age 0–6 years in Barpeta Road city is 3213 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1675 male children and 1538 female children between the ages of 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio of Barpeta Road is 918 which is less than the Average Sex Ratio (924).
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barpeta Road is 87.2%. Thus Barpeta Road has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.8% of Barpeta district. The male literacy rate is 91.52% and the female literacy rate is 82.58% in Barpeta Road.
This park is included as a site of international importance under UNESCO's World Heritage Convention in 1988 as well as the Biosphere Reserve in 1989. There are as many as 60 species of mammals, 312 birds, 42 reptiles, 7 amphibians, 54 fishes and more than 100 species of insects. The park has the unique feature of having the most number of endangered species found in India. The place can be reached by road from Barpeta Road (20 km) connecting National Highway No-31 which connects the rest of India. The forest lodges are situated inside the park at Mathanguri which lies at a distance of 40 km from Barpeta Road. Visitors are to obtain necessary permission for entry into the park at the office of Field Director Manas Tiger Reserve, Barpeta Road. The best time to visit the park is from November to April.
Direct train service from Barpeta Road railway station connects the town to Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Bangalore, Chennai in southern India; Mumbai, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner in western India; New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow in central India; and Kolkata, Puri, Dibrugarh in eastern India. The town is at a distance of 21 kilometres from the district headquarters of the Barpeta district. The town is the gateway to Manas National Park. The town is one of the most important places in Western Assam and is an ideal place for trade and commerce. The town is referred to be the commercial capital of Western Assam.
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