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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Biswanath District<br />
| native_name = <br />
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Assam|District]] of [[Assam]]<br />
| image_skyline = বাসুদেৱ দৌল.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Vasudeva Doul<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Assam<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Assam|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Assam Division|North Assam]]<br />
| established_title1 = Incorporated (District) <br />
| established_date1 = 15 August 2015 <br />
| founder = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarter<br />
| seat = [[Biswanath Chariali]]<br />
| government_footnotes = <br />
| leader_party = <br />
| leader_title = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name = [[Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tezpur]]<br />
| leader_title1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Biswanath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Biswanath]], [[Behali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behali]], [[Gohpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gohpur]]<br />
| leader_title2 = <br />
| leader_name2 = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --><br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 1415<br />
| area_rank = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 48-849<br />
| elevation_ft = 157-2787<br />
| population_total = 612,491<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_rank = <br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 784 XXX<br />
| registration_plate = AS-32<br />
| website = [https://biswanath.gov.in biswanath.gov.in]<br />
| footnotes = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
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'''Biswanath''' (IPA: ˌbɪswəˈnɑːθ ˈtʃɑːrɪˌælɪ) is an administrative [[districts of Assam|district]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. It is one of newly created district in the year by 2015, declared by Assam Chief Minister [[Tarun Gogoi]] on 15 August 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cm-tarun-gogoi-announces-5-new-districts-in-assam-on-independence-day-2114724|title=CM Tarun Gogoi announces 5 new districts in Assam on Independence Day}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/assam-gets-five-more-districts_1647470.html|title = Assam gets five more districts|date = 15 August 2015}}</ref> The district is created amalgamating [[Gohpur]] and most part of Biswanath Sub division on earlier [[Sonitpur district]]. The district is bounded by [[Arunachal Pradesh]] on north, [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]], [[Brahmaputra river]] on the south, [[Lakhimpur district]] on the east and [[Sonitpur district]] on the west. The administrative headquarter is located at [[Biswanath Chariali]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The major part of Biswanath district formed a part of the [[Chutiya kingdom]] until it was annexed in the 16th century by the Ahoms. The western part of the district was under the rule of independent Bhuyan chieftains. The border between the Chutia kingdom and Bhuyan principalities were marked by the Dikarai <ref>Baruah, Swarnalata. ''Comprehensive History of Assam'',1986, p. 193.</ref> and the Ghiladhari rivers.<ref>Neog, Maheswar. ''Early History of the Vaisnava Faith and Movement in Assam'',1965, p. 66.</ref> The Chutia kings built many forts in the region which included the Buroi fort (near [[Daphla Hills|Nyishi hills]])<ref>Basu, Nagendra Nath. ''Thee Social History of Kamrupa'',1988, p. 271.</ref> and the Pratapgarh fort built by king Pratap Narayan.<ref>Bilgrami, Syaed Ali. ''Journal Of The Asiatic Society Of Bengal'',1904, p. 258.</ref><ref>The stone inscription found in Umatamani, Biswanath states that a king named Lakshminah was crowned as the Lord of Pratapapura(''Pratapapura-adhikari Dalapati Shri Lakshminah''). This was none other than the Chutia king Lakshminarayan</ref><br />
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==Administration==<br />
; Headquarter : [[Biswanath Chariali]]<br />
; Name of Sub-Divisions : [[Biswanath Chariali]], [[Gohpur]]<br />
; Name of Revenue Circles/ Tehsils : [[Biswanath Chariali]], [[Gohpur]], [[Helem]]<br />
; Name of Development(C.D.) Blocks : <br />
* Pub-Chaiduar Development Block<br />
* Chaiduar Development Block<br />
* Behali Development Block<br />
* Baghmora Development Block<br />
* Biswanath Development Block<br />
* Sakomotha development Block<br />
* Sotea Development Block <br />
; Name of Police Stations :<br />
* Gohpur Police Station<br />
* Helem Police Station<br />
* Behali Police Station<br />
* Ginjia Police Station<br />
* Biswanath Chariali Police Station<br />
* Sootea Police Station<br />
* Hawajan Police Outpost<br />
* Borgang Police Outpost <br />
; Number of Villages : 832 <br />
; Names of Towns : Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur <br />
; Name of Town Committees : Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
According to the 2011 census, Biswanath district has a population of 612,491. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 43,763 (7.15%) and 93,174 (15.21%) of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite journal |title=Sonitpur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/18/1807_PART_A_DCHB_SONITPUR.pdf |journal=2011 Census of India |series=District Census Handbooks - Assam |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref><br />
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{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Biswanath district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Population by Religion - Assam |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref><br />
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|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
|float=right<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|83.96}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|#008000|8.52}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Assam|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|6.92}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.60}}<br />
}}<br />
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As of the 2011 census, Hindus made up 514,259 (83.96%), while Muslims made up 52,155 (8.52%) and Christians (6.92%) of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus"/><br />
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{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of Biswanath district (2011)<br />
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value1 = 34.06 |color1 = gold<br />
|label2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value2 = 13.56 |color2 = red<br />
|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 8.58 |color3 = saddlebrown<br />
|label4 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value4 = 7.93 |color4 = pink<br />
|label5 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] |value5 = 7.23 |color5 = royalblue<br />
|label6 = [[Mising language|Mising]] |value6 = 7.09 |color6 = darkorchid<br />
|label7 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value7 = 6.76 |color7 = firebrick<br />
|label8 = [[Mundari language|Mundari]] |value8 = 3.41 |color8 = mediumturquoise<br />
|label9 = [[Karbi language|Karbi]] |value9 = 2.56 |color9 = darkblue<br />
|label10 = [[Hindi]] |value10 = 1.84 |color10 = orange<br />
|label11 = Others |value11 = 6.98 |color11 = grey<br />
}}<br />
At the time of the 2011 census, 34.06% of the population speaks [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 13.56% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 8.58% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 7.93% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 7.23% [[Boro language (India)|Boro]], 7.09% [[Mising language|Mising]], 6.76% [[Odia language|Odia]], 3.41% [[Mundari language|Mundari]], 2.56% [[Karbi language|Karbi]] and 1.84% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref><br />
==Railway Station==<br />
# Dubia<br />
# Gohpur<br />
# Brahmajan<br />
# Helem<br />
# Niz Borgang<br />
# Monabari<br />
# [[Viswanath Charali railway station|Viswanath Chariali]]<br />
# Niz Sotea<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://biswanath.gov.in/ Official website]<br />
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