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Badarpur Railway Town
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Badarpur Railway Town
Badarpur Railway Town (India)
Coordinates: 24°51′44″N92°33′34″E / 24.86222°N 92.55944°E / 24.86222; 92.55944
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Cachar
Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,940
Languages
 • Official Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration AS

Badarpur Railway Town is a census town in Cachar district in the state of Assam, India. Together with adjacent Badarpur Town, it forms the Badarpur Urban Area, one of two notified urban areas in the district.

Demographics

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place. [1] [2]

As of 2001 India census, [3] Badarpur Railway Town had a population of 9940. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Badarpur Town has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 53% of the males and 47% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Majority of the population of Badarpur Railway Town is from East Bengal (Bangladesh) who migrated during and after the partition.

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References

  1. ↑ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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