Brahmaputra Valley

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{{Infobox valley
| name = Brahmaputra Valley
| other_name = Assam Valley
| native_name = ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ উপত্যকা
| native_name_lang = as
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| photo_caption = Valley of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India.
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| label = Capertee Valley
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| location = [[Assam]], [[India]]
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| direction = North-East
| length = {{Convert|600|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| width = {{Convert|80|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
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The '''Brahmaputra Valley''' is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern and northeastern Himalayan range in Eastern India.

The valley consists of the [[Western Assam|western Brahmaputra valley]] covering the regions of [[Goalpara region|Goalpara]] and [[Kamrup region|Kamrup]]; the central Brahmaputra valley region covering [[Darrang]], [[Nagaon]] and the North Bank and Eastern Brahmaputra Valley comprising districts of [[Sonitpur]], [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]], [[Dibrugarh]] and [[Sibsagar]]. The [[Teesta River]] in [[North Bengal]] also drains into [[Brahmaputra River]].

The Brahmaputra Valley with its rainforest-like climate contains some of the most productive soils in the world. The Brahmaputra River flows from [[Assam]] to [[Bengal]] where it meets the [[Ganges River]] to form the [[Ganges Delta|world's largest delta]] and finally flows into the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the south.<ref>{{cite book|title=Population Trends in the Brahmaputra Valley, 1881-1931|last=Goswami|first=Homeswar|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1985|pages=206}}</ref>

== People ==
The majority of the people of valley are [[Hindus]], mostly speaking the [[Assamese language]]. The valley is more populous and prosperous than the rest of the region because of its accessibility to the rest of the country. The Brahmaputra Valley has a population of 27,580,977 as per the 2011 census.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Population Trends in the Brahmaputra Valley, 1881-1931|last=Goswami|first=Homeswar|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1985|pages=10}}</ref>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Brahmaputra valley (2011)<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX</ref><ref>https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/opinion/news-battleground-assam-a-tale-of-two-valleys-and-the-caa-quandary-assam-bengal-polls-2021-685761</ref>
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] ([[Official]])
|value1 = 55.65
|color1 = yellow
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value2 = 22.1
|color2 = brown
|label3 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value3 = 7.6
|color3 = Orange
|label4 = [[Bodo language|Bodo]]
|value4 = 5.13
|color4 = pink
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 9.52
|color5 = red}}
The population of the Brahmaputra Valley is 27,580,977 according to the 2011 census report by the Assam government. Assamese is the official language of the Brahmaputra Valley and is spoken by 15.1 million people comprising 55.65% of the valley population. Bengali is spoken by 6.09 million people representing 22.1% of the valley, Hindi is spoken by 2.1 million comprising 7.61% of the region, Bodo is spoken by 1.41 million comprising 5.13% of the valley's population and 2.88 million people speak various indigenous tribal languages of Assam, such as Santali, Karbi, Lalung, Hmar, Deori, Rabha, Mishing, Koch Rajbangshi, Sadri, Garo, Dimasa, Gondi, Savara, Nepali, Halam, Ao and Motak.

===Religion===
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|thumb = right
|caption = Religions in the Brahmaputra Valley<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS</ref> (2011)
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 62.97
|color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 32.29
|color2 = green
|label3 = [[Christianity]]
|value3 = 4.01
|color3 = blue
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 0.73
|color4 = yellow}}

Out of 27,580,977 people living in the Brahmaputra Valley, a majority of 17,368,618 profess to the [[Hindu]] faith, a large minority of 8,934,387 people profess to the [[Islamic]] faith, 1,107,192 people profess to the [[Christians|Christian]] faith and around 170,780 people profess to other faiths such as [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], [[Sikhism]] and [[Animism]].

== Major Cities ==
The major cities in the valley are [[Guwahati]], the largest city of [[Northeast India]] and [[Dibrugarh]], the largest city in [[Upper Assam]].

List of Cities of Brahmaputra valley by population (2011) -:

1) [[Guwahati]] (metro) - 968,549 (1st rank),

2) [[Dibrugarh]] - 154,296 (2nd rank),

3) [[Jorhat]] - 153,889 (3rd rank),

4) [[Nagaon]] - 155,889 (4th rank),

5) [[Bongaigaon]] - 139,650 (5th rank),

6) [[Tinsukia]] - 126,389 (6th rank)

7) [[Tezpur]] - 102,505 (7th rank).

==See also==
* [[Barak Valley]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |title= The Brahmaputra valley population|last=Das |first=Bhuban Mohan |year=1997 |pages=156 }}
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[[Category:Landforms of Assam]]
[[Category:Brahmaputra River]]

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