Karimganj | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 24°52′N92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Karimganj |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Karimganj Municipality Board |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 56,854 |
• Rank | 22 |
• Density | 16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
• Regional | Sylheti [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Vehicle registration | AS 10 |
Website | karimganj |
Karimganj is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj town is located at 24°52′N92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E . [2] The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).
Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place. [3] [4]
As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj Town had a population of 56,854 of which 28,473 are males while 28,381 are females. Children in the age group of 0 to 6 years were 4,946. Karimganj had a literacy rate of 86.35%, out of which male literacy was 87.91% and female literacy was 84.78%. The sex ratio is 996. There were 12,234 households as of 2011. [5] [6]
Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population. [7]
Karimganj consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, Badarpur, Patharkandi, and Ratabari; all of which are part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency). [8]
Bharatiya Janata Party's Kripanath Mallah is the current Member of Parliament from Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency.
Various educational institutions and Higher secondary are well established and run by the government in karimganj. Among them most notable are-
Located at (22.6 km) away from the town.The only first State Govt-Engineering college in the entire Barak valley.
Some degree colleges-. [10]
Player ground-
All the college's in Karimganj are partnered (affiliated) to Assam University. [11]
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