Tamulpur district

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.

Tamulpur
District of Assam
Tamulpur Higher Secondary School
Tamulpur Higher Secondary School
Location in Assam
Location in Assam
Coordinates: 26.64°N 91.58°E / 26.64; 91.58
Country India
State Assam
Territorial Region Bodoland
Formation23 January 2022 (existed till 31 December 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)
Websitehttp://tamulpur.assam.gov.in/

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]
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%).[6]

Language

Languages of Tamulpur district (2011)[7]

  Assamese (36.96%)
  Bodo (25.40%)
  Bengali (22.33%)
  Nepali (5.18%)
  Santali (4.67%)
  Sadri (0.96%)
  Rajbongshi (0.93%)
  Others (3.57%)

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, 0.96% Sadri and 0.93% Rajbongshi as their first language.[7]

References
  1. "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. "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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