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Udalguri
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Udalguri
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Udalguri
Udalguri (India)
Coordinates: 26°44′43″N92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962
CountryIndia
State Assam
District Udalguri district
Government
  BodyUdalguri Municipal Board
Area
  Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total15,279
  Density3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
784509
Telephone code03711 XXXXXX
Vehicle registration AS-27
Website udalguri.assam.gov.in

Udalguri (also spelt Odalguri) is a town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.

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Geography

Odalguri is located at 26°44′43″N92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962 . [1] It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 ft).

Demographics

Religion in Odalguri town (2011) [2]

   Hindu (88.88%)
   Christian (9.27%)
   Muslim (1.67%)
  others (0.18%)

As per 2011 census, population of Odalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Odalguri town was 88.33%.

Language

Languages spoken in Odalguri (2011) [3]

   Assamese (49.67%)
   Bengali (17.00%)
   Bodo (15.97%)
   Hindi (9.20%)
  others (9.16%)

Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.

Transport

Udalguri is the main railway station of Odalgiri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Politics

Odalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency). [4]

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References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Odalguri
  2. "C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "Population By Mother Tongue". Archived from the original (XLSX) on 24 July 2018.
  4. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.