Tamulpur district, is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquartered at Tamulpur.
Tamulpur | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in Assam | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′N 91°35′E / 26.64°N 91.58°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Assam |
| Territorial 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) |
| Website | https://tamulpur.assam.gov.in/ |
In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district.[2] On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally created.[3]
On 30 December 2022, Assam Government has decided to remerge it with Baksa district and From, 1 January 2023 the district ceased to exist.[4] The decision came before delimitation process in the state.
However, on August 25, 2023, the Government revealed a new decision to recreate the district, covering the Tamulpur and Goreswar Assembly seats.[5]
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150, of which 5,631 (1.45%) live in urban areas. Tamulpur has a sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 42,246 (10.86%) and 121,321 (31.17%) of the population respectively.[1]
Religion
editHinduism 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%).[6]
Language
editAt 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, 0.96% Sadri and 0.93% Rajbongshi as their first language.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "District Census Handbook: Baksa" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Assam Budget 2021: Tamulpur Proposed To Be Created As New District". www.newsdaily24.in. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 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.
- ^ NEWS, NE NOW (31 December 2022). "Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts". The Hindu. 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.