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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	\|title=Religion in Kokrajhar district<ref name=drk>[http://www.icssr.org/Kokrajhar.pdf District Report - KOKRAJHAR] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329065523/http://www.icssr.org/kokrajhar.pdf \|date=29 March 2017 }} Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India</ref>		\|title=Religion in Kokrajhar district (2011)<ref name=drk>[http://www.icssr.org/Kokrajhar.pdf District Report - KOKRAJHAR] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329065523/http://www.icssr.org/kokrajhar.pdf \|date=29 March 2017 }} Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India</ref>
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	}}{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=79,378\|13=1911\|14=1,03,171\|15=1921\|16=1,30,947\|17=1931\|18=1,51,581\|19=1941\|20=1,74,060\|21=1951\|22=1,90,164\|23=1961\|24=2,70,930\|25=1971\|26=4,16,996\|27=1991\|28=7,44,609\|29=2001\|30=8,43,243\|31=2011\|32=8,87,142\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>\|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Kokrajhar district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 887,142,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web \| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php \| title = District Census 2011 \| access-date = 2011-09-30 \| year = 2011 \| publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web \| author = US Directorate of Intelligence \| title = Country Comparison:Population \| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| access-date = 2011-10-01 \| quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.		}}
	}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|280\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kokrajhar has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 66.63%.<ref name="districtcensus" />		{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=79,378\|13=1911\|14=1,03,171\|15=1921\|16=1,30,947\|17=1931\|18=1,51,581\|19=1941\|20=1,74,060\|21=1951\|22=1,90,164\|23=1961\|24=2,70,930\|25=1971\|26=4,16,996\|27=1991\|28=7,44,609\|29=2001\|30=8,43,243\|31=2011\|32=8,87,142\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>\|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Kokrajhar district has a [[Demographics of India\|population]] of 887,142,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web \| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php \| title = District Census 2011 \| access-date = 2011-09-30 \| year = 2011 \| publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web \| author = US Directorate of Intelligence \| title = Country Comparison:Population \| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| access-date = 2011-10-01 \| quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
			}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|280\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kokrajhar has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 66.63%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.33% and 31.41% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />

	The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group but Bodo people form a plurality. Kokrajhar is known as a global center of Bodo culture and language and serves as the capital of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]]. Most of the indigenous communities of Kokrajhar are Hindu, with a small Christian minority and few Muslim Minority belongs to ~~jharua~~ (~~koch~~ Muslim), Goria and Deshi Community, Almost all of the Bengalis are Muslim, while more than 90% of the Santhals are Christian.<ref>Census 2001</ref>		The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group but Bodo people form a plurality. Kokrajhar is known as a global center of Bodo culture and language and serves as the capital of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]]. Most of the indigenous communities of Kokrajhar are Hindu, with a small Christian minority and few Muslim Minority belongs to Jharua (Koch Muslim), Goria and Deshi Community, Almost all of the Bengalis are Muslim, while more than 90% of the Santhals are Christian.<ref>Census 2001</ref>

	=== Languages ===		=== Languages ===
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	\|label1 = [[Boro language (India)\|Boro]] \|value1 = 28.39 \|color1 = ~~purple~~		\|label1 = [[Boro language (India)\|Boro]] \|value1 = 28.39 \|color1 = royalblue
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 In 1990 Kokrajhar district became home to [[Manas National Park]], which has an area of {{convert|500|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Assam |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref> It shares the park with four other districts.
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'''Kokrajhar district''' is an administrative [[districts of Assam|district]] in [[Bodoland|Bodoland Territorial Region]] of [[Assam]]. It is predominantly inhabited by the [[Bodo people|Boro tribe]]. The district has its headquarters located at [[Kokrajhar Town]] and occupies an area of {{cvt|3,169.22|km2}}. It has two civil sub-divisions namely Parbatjhora and Gossaigaon and five revenue circles namely Kokrajhar, Dotma, Bhaoraguri, Gossaigaon and Bagribari.

==History==
Kokrajhar was a part the undivided [[Goalpara]] district. In 1957, under the administration of [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] as the [[Chief Minister of Assam]], three sub-divisions were created one of which was Kokrajhar. This sub-division was made into a district on 1 July 1983.<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids}}</ref>

On 29 September 1989 [[Bongaigaon district]] was created from parts of Kokrajhar and [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]].<ref name="Statoids" />

==Geography==
Kokrajhar district occupies an area of {{convert|3129|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Assam: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1116 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Russia]]'s [[Waigeo Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Waigeo 3,154km2}}</ref>
Kokrajhar district is located on the northern bank of the [[Brahmaputra]] river. It forms the gateway to the [[Seven Sister States]]. Kokrajhar shares its boundary with [[Bongaigaon]] (now known as [[Chirang district|Chirang]]), [[Dhubri]], [[West Bengal]], [[Barpeta]] and [[Bhutan]]. Part of the district is made up of [[Manas National Park]].

==Economy==
[[File:A collage of vegetables spices puthimari growing in Kokrajhar.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Agriculture in Kokrajhar district]]
In 2006 the Indian government named Kokrajhar one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="brgf" /> It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are four [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] constituencies in this district: Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar West, Kokrajhar East, and Sidli.<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break - up |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.1%20-%20DEOs%20wise%20ACs%20breakup.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website |access-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322074811/http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.1%20-%20DEOs%20wise%20ACs%20breakup.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref> All but Gossaigaon are designated for [[scheduled tribe]]s.<ref name="ceo1" /> All four are in the [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo2">{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break - up |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.2%20-%20PC-wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website |access-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322074903/http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.2%20-%20PC-wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
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}}{{historical populations|11=1901|12=79,378|13=1911|14=1,03,171|15=1921|16=1,30,947|17=1931|18=1,51,581|19=1941|20=1,74,060|21=1951|22=1,90,164|23=1961|24=2,70,930|25=1971|26=4,16,996|27=1991|28=7,44,609|29=2001|30=8,43,243|31=2011|32=8,87,142|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kokrajhar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 887,142,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|280|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kokrajhar has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.63%.<ref name="districtcensus" />

The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group but Bodo people form a plurality. Kokrajhar is known as a global center of Bodo culture and language and serves as the capital of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]]. Most of the indigenous communities of Kokrajhar are Hindu, with a small Christian minority and few Muslim Minority belongs to jharua (koch Muslim), Goria and Deshi Community, Almost all of the Bengalis are Muslim, while more than 90% of the Santhals are Christian.<ref>Census 2001</ref>

=== Languages ===
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|label1 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] |value1 = 28.39 |color1 = purple
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|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 17.78 |color3 = salmon
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value4 = 11.90 |color4 = teal
|label5 = [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] |value5 = 7.62 |color5 = goldenrod
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According to the 2011 census, 28.39% of the population spoke [[Boro language (India)|Boro]], 23.78% [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 17.78% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 11.9% [[Santali language|Santali]], 7.62% [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]], 2.58% [[Rabha language|Rabha]], 1.76% [[Hindi]], 1.65% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 1.42% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] and 1.21% [[Garo language|Garo]] as their first language.

==Flora and fauna==
In 1990 Kokrajhar district became home to [[Manas National Park]], which has an area of {{convert|500|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Assam |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref> It shares the park with four other districts.

==Tourist attractions==

Surrounded by stretches of lush green forests, booming with the various calls of its wild inhabitants, while the river [[Gourang]] gushes past it, Kokrajhar is indeed nature at its best

There is much to be explored in the wilderness of Kokrajhar. The [[Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary]] is the highlight of the city's tourism scene. Spread across a vast area, it is a treasure trove of wild flora and fauna. Many rare animals, including the golden langur, rhesus macaque, Indian pipistrelle, Chinese pangolin, Asiatic jackal, and Bengal fox can be spotted here. Bird watchers can delight in catching sight of several species such as hornbill, little cormorant, night heron, cotton teal, open billed stork, and many others. The '''Dheer Beel''' and '''Diplai Beel''' are the two lakes situated within the sanctuary and are worth visiting for their scenic appeal.

Along with abundant wildlife and natural surroundings, Kokrajhar also has some sightseeing locations. The Daimalu Park and Thandwai Brahma Memorial Park are among the popular sites in the city and are ideal for relaxing in the tranquil surroundings. The [[Mahamaya Dham]] of Parbatjhora is a site of religious importance visited by devotees. The marvellous architecture of '''Mahamaya Snanghat Mandir''' is sui-generis. The lofty Maa Kali statue of '''Pachis Haat Kali Mandir''' catches the attention of the passers-by.

Situated on the banks of the river Gourang, Kokrajhar is an ideal destination for thrill seekers, who can enjoy adventure sports such as river rafting, river camping, and canoeing. The surrounding forest also makes it a perfect location for a wildlife photography trip. Visit the local markets to buy souvenirs such as tribal handicrafts made of wood, bamboo, earthenware, clay and cotton toys, among others.

'''Saralpara''' near [[Bhutan]] border attracts many local tourists.

== Notable people ==

*[[Bineshwar Brahma]], poet and author
*[[Upendranath Brahma]], Bodo leader
*[[Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary]], IPS officer, director general of [[National Security Guards]] and [[Border Security Force]], former governor of [[Meghalaya]].
*[[Kameshwar Brahma]], writer, president of [[Bodo Sahitya Sabha]] and [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Kalicharan Brahma]] , renowned social and religious reformer of Parbatjhora

==See also==
*[[Bodo people]]
*[[Bodo culture]]
*[[Bodo language]]
*[[Bodo Sahitya Sabha]]
*[[Bodoland]]
*[[Dholmara]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://kokrajhar.nic.in Kokrajhar District Administration site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kokrajhar district
|North = {{flag|Bhutan}}
|Northeast =
|East = [[Chirang district]]
|Southeast = [[Bongaigaon district]]
|South = [[Dhubri district]]
|Southwest = [[Cooch Behar district]], [[West Bengal]]
|West = [[Jalpaiguri district]], [[West Bengal]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Assam}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}

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{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Kokrajhar district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Assam]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:Minority Concentrated Districts in India]]
[[Category:Bodoland]]