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Bijni
Bijni (India)
Coordinates: 26°33′24″N90°40′00″E / 26.55667°N 90.6667°E / 26.55667; 90.6667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Chirang
Sub-Division Bijni
Government
  BodyBijni Municipal Board
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total13,257
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
783390
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS-26

Bijni is a town in Chirang district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the districts of the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.

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History

Bijni is one of the Duars under Eastern Duars. [1] Bijni was part of Kingdom of Bhutan from early 17th-century, for administrative purpose Bhutias divided Bijni into Bijni, Banska and Chapagur. [2]

Geography

Bijni is located on the northern bank of Brahmaputra river, at 26°31′N90°40′E / 26.517°N 90.667°E / 26.517; 90.667 . [3] It has an average elevation of 53 metres (173 feet). [3] The main river in Bijni is Dolani, which currently has three bridges over it. The longest of them is the bridge between Bijni and Kawatika. The city is flanked by two bigger tributaries of the Manas river. The city also has a flyover, which cuts the road between the northern region and southern region.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census, [4] Bijni had a population of 13257. Males constitute 50.4% of the population and females 49.6%.

Religion

Religious Demographic in Bijni Town Committee Area (2011) [5]

   Hinduism (97.28%)
   Islam (1.66%)
   Christianity (0.84%)
  Others (0.22%)

Languages

Languages spoken in Bijni Town Committee Area (2011) [6]

   Bengali (60.65%)
   Assamese (21.22%)
   Bodo (10.90%)
   Hindi (6.49%)
  Others (0.74%)

Politics

Bijni is part of Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency). [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ( Das 1998 :28)
  2. ( Das 1998 :42)
  3. 1 2 "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bijni". fallingrain.com.
  4. "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.
  5. censusindia.gov.in
  6. 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
  7. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.

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