Tamulpur district

Tamulpur district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquarters is at Tamulpur. It is the 35th district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Baksa district.[2]

Tamulpur
District of Assam
Tamulpur Higher Secondary School
Location in Assam
Country India
State Assam
Region Bodoland
Formation23 January 2022
HeadquartersTamulpur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKokrajhar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesTamulpur
 • Deputy CommissionerSri Simanta Kumar Das, ACS
Area
 • Total884 km2 (341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total389,150
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)

In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district.[3] On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally district was formally created.[4] Last ADC I/C Tamulpur was Dr. Bedanga Talukdar, ACS.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150. 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)[5]
Religion Percent
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%).

Language

Languages of Tamulpur district (2011)

  Assamese (36.96%)
  Bodo (25.40%)
  Bengali (22.33%)
  Nepali (5.18%)
  Santali (4.67%)
  Others (5.46%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 36.96% of the population spoke Assamese, 25.40% Boro, 22.33% Bengali, 5.18% Nepali and 4.67% Santali as their first language.[6]

References
  1. "Baksa" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. District Census Handbooks. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Assam.
  2. Mandol, Nikesh (24 January 2021). "Assam forms Tamulpur as new district". www.newstracklive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Assam Budget 2021: Tamulpur Proposed To Be Created As New District". www.newsdaily24.in. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Assam Govt Forms Tamulpur As New District In State". www.sentinelassam.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "Tamulpur District religions". Census2011. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue -Tamulpur". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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