Mankachar

Mankachar, Assam
town
Mankachar, Assam Location in Assam, India Mankachar, Assam Mankachar, Assam (India) Show map of AssamShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 25°32′N 89°52′E / 25.53°N 89.87°E / 25.53; 89.8725°32′N 89°52′E / 25.53°N 89.87°E / 25.53; 89.87
Country	India
State	Assam
District	South Salmara Mankachar
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Smti.Pallavi Sarkar, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Sri Subodh Kumar Sonowal, APS
• MLA	Adv Aminul Islam, AIUDF
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	26,162
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	783131
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS

Mankachar is a census town in South Salmara-Mankachar District in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated at the extreme south-westernmost end of North-East India

Geography[]

Mankachar is located at

25°32′N 89°52′E / 25.53°N 89.87°E / 25.53; 89.87.^[1] It has an average elevation of 27 m (89 ft). In the north there is Hatsingimari, in the east and south there is the state of Meghalaya and in the west there is the international border with Bangladesh.

Politics[]

Mankachar is part of Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency). It is the number 21 constituency of the Assam Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Education[]

• Mankachar College
• J M H S SCHOOL, MANKACHAR
• A A LATIF GIRLS INSTITUTION, MANKACHAR
• LITTLE STAT ENGLISH ACADEMY
• GREEN VALLEY ENGLISH ACADEMY

Medical[]

• Community Health Centre, Mankachar
• Brahmaputra eye care and Nursing home, Mankachar
• Brahmaputra X -ray, Mankachar
• ^[3]
• Noor Enterprise (Wholesale Medicine Distributor)

Notable People[]

• Adv.Aminul Islam, Current MLA - 21 Mankachar Constituency, General Secretary & Chief Spokesperson (AIUDF), Politician, Social Worker
• Kobad Hussain Ahmed, First MLA of Mankachar Constituency, Politician
• Zahirul Islam, former Minister of Assam, Politician
• Aminul Islam, former Minister of Assam, Politician

References[]