Lumding

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Lumding
Town in Assam
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Lumding Junction Railway Station
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Lumding
Location in Assam, India
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Lumding
Lumding (India)
Coordinates: 25°45′N93°10′E / 25.75°N 93.17°E / 25.75; 93.17
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Assam
District Hojai
Government
  BodyLumding Municipality Board
   MLA Sibu Misra (BJP)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
31,347
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
782447
Telephone code+91-3674
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS
Official languages Assamese, Meitei (Manipuri)
Most spoken Bengali

Lumding is a town with a municipal board in Hojai District in of Assam state in India. It is the location of Lumding Junction railway station, a hub for India's Northeast Frontier Railway network.

Contents

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

Geography

Climate

Hills of Lumding puts it to a notable altitude from the sea level, but summers here can burn you up to 40 °C and the winters can be as chilling as 4-5 °C with fog and mist intervening in the early hours of the day. Monsoon is a notable season here, with rainfall around 60–125mm at an average. But its hills and altitude prevents any flooding in the region during heavy monsoon.

Climate here is favourable for vegetation and agriculture of tropical fruits and vegetables. Fruits like coconuts, pineapple, jack-fruit, papaya, banana are grown here. Cucumber, potatoes, cabbages and other green vegetables are common agricultural vegetables here.

Climate data for Lumding (1971–2000, extremes 1948–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.3
(91.9)
33.9
(93.0)
38.5
(101.3)
41.9
(107.4)
41.9
(107.4)
42.0
(107.6)
38.5
(101.3)
39.0
(102.2)
40.2
(104.4)
36.2
(97.2)
33.0
(91.4)
31.0
(87.8)
42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)23.9
(75.0)
27.5
(81.5)
30.9
(87.6)
32.3
(90.1)
32.6
(90.7)
33.3
(91.9)
33.4
(92.1)
33.5
(92.3)
32.7
(90.9)
31.8
(89.2)
28.2
(82.8)
25.9
(78.6)
30.6
(87.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)8.1
(46.6)
10.4
(50.7)
14.4
(57.9)
18.7
(65.7)
21.0
(69.8)
23.7
(74.7)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
23.3
(73.9)
20.9
(69.6)
15.3
(59.5)
9.9
(49.8)
17.9
(64.2)
Record low °C (°F)2.1
(35.8)
2.8
(37.0)
7.2
(45.0)
5.0
(41.0)
10.0
(50.0)
16.5
(61.7)
16.1
(61.0)
15.0
(59.0)
20.0
(68.0)
13.0
(55.4)
8.3
(46.9)
4.4
(39.9)
2.1
(35.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)10.0
(0.39)
23.3
(0.92)
52.8
(2.08)
85.9
(3.38)
120.1
(4.73)
227.8
(8.97)
205.8
(8.10)
203.3
(8.00)
174.3
(6.86)
99.4
(3.91)
30.3
(1.19)
6.2
(0.24)
1,239.2
(48.79)
Average rainy days0.82.14.17.48.911.511.211.18.95.42.00.774.0
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)84797783858686878789898885
Source: India Meteorological Department [3] [4]

Demographics

Languages

Languages spoken in Lumding town (2011) [5]
  1. Bengali (87.22%)
  2. Hindi (6.58%)
  3. Nepali (2.63%)
  4. Assamese (3.57%)

Religion

Religion in Lumding (2011)
  1. Hinduism (97.23%)
  2. Islam (1.45%)
  3. Christianity (0.41%)
  4. Buddhism (0.39%)
  5. Sikhism (0.26%)
  6. Jainism (0.2%)

Government and politics

Lumding is part of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency). [7]

Education

See also

References

  1. "Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo". NDTV. PTI. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. "Station: Lumding Climatological Table 1971–2000" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1971–2000. India Meteorological Department. October 2011. pp. 465–466. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 "C-16: Population by mother tongue, India - 2011 - Assam". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. "Assam (India): Cities and Towns in Districts - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de.
  7. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.