Odalguri

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Odalguri
Town
Odalguri is located in Assam
Odalguri
Odalguri
Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962Coordinates: 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962
CountryIndia
StateAssam
DistrictUdalguri district
Government
 • BodyUdalguri Municipal Board
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,279
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
784509
Telephone code03711 XXXXXX
Vehicle registrationAS-27
Websiteudalguri.gov.in

Odalguri (/ˌɒdɑːlˈɡʊəri/; also spelt Udalguri) is a town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts in the state of Assam.

Geography[]

Odalguri is located at

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26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962.[1] It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 feet).

Demographics[]

Religion in Odalguri town (2011)[2]

  Hindu (88.88%)
  Christian (9.27%)
  Muslim (1.67%)
  others (0.18%)

As per 2011 census, population of Odalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Odalguri town was 88.33%.

Language[]

Languages spoken in Odalguri (2011)[3]

  Assamese (49.67%)
  Bengali (17.00%)
  Bodo (15.97%)
  Hindi (9.20%)
  others (9.16%)

Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.

Transport[]

Udalguri is the main railway station of Odalgiri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Politics[]

Odalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Odalguri
  2. ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

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