Karimganj
Karimganj is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj | |
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Town | |
Karimganj Central Bazaar | |
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| Coordinates: 24.87°N 92.35°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Karimganj |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Karimganj Municipality Board |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 56,854 |
| • Rank | 22 |
| • Density | 16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| • Regional | Sylheti[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS 10 |
| Website | karimganj |
Karimganj town is located at 24.87°N 92.35°E.[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]
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
- Dwarka Nath Das, former MP of Karimganj (1991-1998)[12]
- Kripanath Mallah, current MP of Karimganj[13]
- Bijoy Malakar, current MLA of Ratabari LAC, Karimganj[14]
- Siddique Ahmed,MLA of Karimganj South
See also
- Government Boys' HS School Ground, the town's cricket ground
- Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- "Sylheti". Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "redirect to /world/IN/00/Karimganj.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- "2011 Census - Karimganj (MB)". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "District Census Handbook - Karimganj" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Barak Valley Engineering College". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "List of All Colleges In Karimganj, Assam". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Assam University, Silchar - Affiliated Colleges, Assam". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- "Constituency Watch: Which way blow waves of minority and tea workers in Karimganj?". Northeast Now. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Kripanath Mallah(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Karimganj (Assam) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Bijoy Malakar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RATABARI (SC)(KARIMGANJ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 March 2023.