Tamulpur district
Tamulpur | |
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Country | India |
State | Assam |
Region | Bodoland |
Formation | 23 January 2022 |
Headquarters | Tamulpur |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Kokrajhar |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Tamulpur |
• Deputy Commissioner | Sri Simanta Kumar Das, ACS |
Area | |
• Total | 884 km2 (341 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 389,150 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
Tamulpur district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquarters is at Tamulpur. It is the 35th district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Baksa district.[2] The Assam Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district.[3] On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally declared as a district.[4] Last ADC I/C Tamulpur was Dr. Bedanga Talukdar, ACS.
Demographics[]
At the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 42,246 (10.86%) and 121,321 (31.17%) of the population respectively.[1]
Religion[]
Hinduism is followed by 324,396 (83.36%) and is the majority religion. Muslims are 50,486 (12.97%) while Christians are 12,533 (3.22%).
Language[]
At the time of the 2011 census, 36.96% of the population spoke Assamese, 25.40% Boro, 22.33% Bengali, 5.18% Nepali and 4.67% Santali as their first language.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Baksa" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. District Census Handbooks. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Assam.
- ^ Mandol, Nikesh (24 January 2021). "Assam forms Tamulpur as new district". www.newstracklive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Assam Budget 2021: Tamulpur Proposed To Be Created As New District". www.newsdaily24.in. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Assam Govt Forms Tamulpur As New District In State". www.sentinelassam.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Tamulpur District religions". Census2011. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue -Tamulpur". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- Districts of Assam
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