Kharupatia

Kharupetia is a town and a town area committee in Darrang district in the Indian state of Assam.

Geography

Kharupetia is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of 37 metres (121 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Kharupetia had a population of 17,784 officially but unofficially it is more than lacs due to illegal bangladeshi immigratnts. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kharupetia has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 68%. In Kharupetia, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

It is 83k.m. away from Guwahati which is the main centre of the whole north east region. Compiled by Ankush.

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharupetia
2. ^ "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. 

Kharupetia is also famous for its fresh vegetables and staples.It is one of the leadind supplier of vegitbles,fishes,staples across Assam and India as well.

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