Karimganj

Town in Assam, India
24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35Country IndiaStateAssamDistrictKarimganjGovernment
 • TypeMunicipality • BodyKarimganj Municipality BoardElevation
13 m (43 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,854 • Rank22 • Density16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi)Languages
 • OfficialBengali and Meitei (Manipuri) • RegionalSylheti[1]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
788710 to 788713
ISO 3166 codeIN-ASVehicle registrationAS 10Websitekarimganj.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.

Karimganj town is located at 24°52′N 92°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.

  • Karimganj Polytechnic

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

References

  1. ^ "Sylheti". Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ "redirect to /world/IN/00/Karimganj.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2011 Census - Karimganj (MB)". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook - Karimganj" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Barak Valley Engineering College". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. ^ "List of All Colleges In Karimganj, Assam". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Assam University, Silchar - Affiliated Colleges, Assam". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  11. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  12. ^ "Constituency Watch: Which way blow waves of minority and tea workers in Karimganj?". Northeast Now. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Kripanath Mallah(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Karimganj (Assam) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Bijoy Malakar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RATABARI (SC)(KARIMGANJ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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