Tamulpur district

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Tamulpur district
Tamulpur in Assam (India).svg
Location in Assam
Coordinates: 26°38′N91°35′E / 26.64°N 91.58°E / 26.64; 91.58
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Seal of Assam.svg Assam
Territorial Region Banner of Bodoland.png Bodoland
Formation23 January 2022
Headquarters Tamulpur
Government
   Lok Sabha constituencies Kokrajhar
   Vidhan Sabha constituencies Tamulpur Goreswar
  Deputy CommissionerSri Simanta Kumar Das, ACS
Area
  Total
884 km2 (341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
389,150
  Density440/km2 (1,140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
Website https://tamulpur.assam.gov.in/

Tamulpur district, is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquartered at Tamulpur.

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In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district. [2] On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally created. [3]

On 30 December 2022, Assam Government has decided to remerge it with Baksa district and From, 1 January 2023 the district ceased to exist. [4] The decision came before delimitation process in the state.

However, on August 25, 2023, the Government revealed a new decision to recreate the district, covering the Tamulpur and Goreswar Assembly seats. [5]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150, of which 5,631 (1.45%) live in urban areas. Tamulpur has a sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 42,246 (10.86%) and 121,321 (31.17%) of the population respectively. [1]

Religion

Religions in Tamulpur district (2011) [6]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
83.36%
Islam
12.97%
Christianity
3.22%
Other or not stated
0.45%

Hinduism is followed by 324,396 (83.36%) and is the majority religion. Muslims are 50,486 (12.97%) while Christians are 12,533 (3.22%). [6]

Language

Languages of Tamulpur district (2011) [7]
  1. Assamese (37.0%)
  2. Bodo (25.4%)
  3. Bengali (22.3%)
  4. Nepali (5.18%)
  5. Santali (4.67%)
  6. Sadri (0.96%)
  7. Rajbongshi (0.93%)
  8. Others (3.57%)

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook: Baksa" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. "Assam Budget 2021: Tamulpur Proposed To Be Created As New District". www.newsdaily24.in. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Assam Govt Forms Tamulpur As New District In State". www.sentinelassam.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. NEWS, NE NOW (31 December 2022). "Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. "Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts". The Hindu. 25 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.