Coordinates: 27°34′N 95°34′E / 27.57°N 95.57°E / 27.57; 95.57

Doom Dooma

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Doom Dooma
Dum Duma
Town
Doom Dooma is located in Assam
Doom Dooma
Doom Dooma
Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 27°34′N 95°34′E / 27.57°N 95.57°E / 27.57; 95.57
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictTinsukia
Government
 • BodyDoom Dooma Municipal Board
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,572
Languages
 • OfficialAssamese[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
786151
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Vehicle registrationAS

Doom Dooma (Pron:/ˌduːm ˈduːmə/) is a town and a municipality area in Tinsukia district in the state of Assam, India.

Demographics[]

Religions in Doom Dooma
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 80.75%
Muslims
 
 17.98%
Others
 
 1.26%

Doom Dooma is a municipality area in district of Tinsukia, Assam. The town is divided into ten wards for which elections are held every five years. Doom Dooma has a population of 21,572 of which 11,476 are males and 10,096 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of children within age group 0-6 is 2423 which is 11.23 % of total population. The sex ratio is 880 against state average of 958. Child sex ratio in Doom Dooma is around 877 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Doom Dooma is 85.52 % which is higher than state average of 72.19 %. In Doom Dooma, male literacy is around 89.38 % and female literacy rate is 81.15 %.[2]

Doom Dooma town has total administration over 4,243 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

The town has 80.75% Hindus and 17.98% Muslims.[2]

Aptech Doomdooma classroom
Aptech Doomdooma workshop

Politics[]

Doom Dooma is part of Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] Elections are held every five years just like in other parts of Assam and people participate in the elections as candidates or voters. Currently there are two political parties which are active in the region- the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam. In this recent election Congress won the election.

Education[]

DoomDooma College, established in 1967, is a general degree college affiliated to the Dibrugarh University.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 58–59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Census 2011- Doom Dooma". Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Govt of India. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Affiliated College of Dibrugarh University". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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