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Karimganj
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Karimganj
Coordinates: 24°52′N92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Karimganj
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKarimganj Municipality Board
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,854
 • Rank22
 • Density16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
 • Regional Sylheti [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
788710 to 788713
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS 10
Website karimganj.assam.gov.in

Karimganj is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.

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Karimganj town is located at 24°52′N92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35 . [2] The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Demographics

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]

Educational institutes

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-. [8]

Player ground-

All the college's in Karimganj are partnered (affiliated) to Assam University. [9]

Religion

Religion in Karimganj Town (2011) [10]

   Hinduism (86.57%)
   Islam (12.06%)
   Christianity (0.63%)
   Jainism (0.62%)
  others (0.12%)

Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population. [10]

Politics

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). [11]

Notable people

See also

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