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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Goalpara}} | {{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Goalpara}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} | ||
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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
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| name = Goalpara district | | name = Goalpara district | ||
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Assam|District of Assam]] | | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Assam|District]] of [[Assam]] | ||
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| image_caption = | | image_caption = Shiva temple at [[Sri Surya Pahar]] | ||
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|title= Goalpara district of Assam | |||
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| map_caption = | | map_caption = Location in Assam | ||
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| leader_title = | | leader_title = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] | ||
| leader_name = | | leader_name = [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]] (shared with [[South Salmara-Mankachar District]], [[Dhubri district]]) | ||
| leader_title1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] | |||
| leader_name1 = [[Dudhnai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dudhnai]], [[Goalpara East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpara East]], [[Goalpara West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpara West]], [[Jaleswar, Assam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaleswar]] | |||
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It was a princely state ruled by the [[Koch dynasty|Koch kings]] and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom. Today the erstwhile Goalpara district is divided into [[Kokrajhar]], [[Bongaigaon]], [[Dhubri]], and Goalpara district. | It was a princely state ruled by the [[Koch dynasty|Koch kings]] and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom. Today the erstwhile Goalpara district is divided into [[Kokrajhar]], [[Bongaigaon]], [[Dhubri]], and Goalpara district. | ||
The name of the district [[Goalpara]] is said to have originally derived from 'Gwaltippika' meaning 'Guwali village' or the village of the milk men. The history of Goalpara goes back to several centuries. The district came under British rule in 1765. Before this, the area was under the control of the [[Koch dynasty]]. In 1826 the [[British Empire|British]] accessed [[Assam]] and [[Goalpara]] was annexed to the [[North-East Frontier]] in 1874, along with the creation of district headquarters at [[Dhubri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamspider.com/resources/3417-Goalpara-District-brief-History.aspx |title=A brief history of Goalpara District |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> | The name of the district [[Goalpara]] is said to have originally derived from 'Gwaltippika' meaning 'Guwali village' or the village of the milk men means ([[Yadav]]). The history of Goalpara goes back to several centuries. The district came under British rule in 1765. Before this, the area was under the control of the [[Koch dynasty]]. In 1826 the [[British Empire|British]] accessed [[Assam]] and [[Goalpara]] was annexed to the [[North-East Frontier]] in 1874, along with the creation of district headquarters at [[Dhubri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamspider.com/resources/3417-Goalpara-District-brief-History.aspx |title=A brief history of Goalpara District |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
On 1 July 1983 two districts were split from Goalpara: [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]] and [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> On 29 September 1989 [[Bongaigaon district]] was created from parts of Goalpara and [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]].<ref name='Statoids'/> | On 1 July 1983 two districts were split from Goalpara: [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]] and [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> On 29 September 1989 [[Bongaigaon district]] was created from parts of Goalpara and [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]].<ref name='Statoids'/> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The district headquarters are located at Goalpara. Goalpara district occupies an area of {{convert|1824|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | editor = Srivastava, Dayawanti | 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 [[South Korea]]'s [[Jeju-do]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 11 October 2011 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Jeju-do 1,825km2}}</ref> | The district headquarters are located at Goalpara. Goalpara district occupies an area of {{convert|1824|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | editor = Srivastava, Dayawanti | 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 [[South Korea]]'s [[Jeju Island|Jeju-do]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 11 October 2011 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Jeju-do 1,825km2}}</ref> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{Pie chart| thumb = right | {{Pie chart | ||
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|caption=Languages of Goalpara district (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goalpara |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> | |caption=Languages of Goalpara district (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goalpara |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value1 = 51.78 |color1 = gold | |||
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value2 = 28.83 |color2 = saddlebrown | |||
|label3 = [[Garo language|Garo]] |value3 = 7.56 |color3 = cornflowerblue | |||
|label4 = [[Rabha language|Rabha]] |value4 = 5.16 |color4 = steelblue | |||
|label5 = [[Bodo language|Bodo]] |value5 = 3.53 |color5 = royalblue | |||
|label6 = Others |value6 = 3.14 |color6=grey | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|title=Religions in Goalpara district (2011) | |title=Religions in Goalpara district (2011) | ||
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|left1= | |left1=Religion | ||
|right1=Percent | |right1=Percent | ||
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{{bar percent|Islam | | {{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|#008000|57.52}} | ||
{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|34.51}} | {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|34.51}} | ||
{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|7.72}} | {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Assam|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|7.72}} | ||
{{bar percent| | {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.25}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Goalpara district has a population of 1,008,183,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=318884 | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 August 2019 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census,gov,in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<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 = 1 October 2011 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Montana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Montana 989,415 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php | According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Goalpara district has a population of 1,008,183,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=318884 | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 August 2019 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census,gov,in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<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 = 1 October 2011 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est. | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> or the US state of [[Montana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Montana 989,415 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php | ||
|archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> of which 171,657 are children between 0–6 years of age. Goalpara has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> The crude literacy rate of the district is 55.91%, while the effective literacy rate of 7+ population is 67.4%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4. | |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> of which 171,657 are children between 0–6 years of age. Goalpara has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> The crude literacy rate of the district is 55.91%, while the effective literacy rate of 7+ population is 67.4%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.47% and 22.97% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/> | ||
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=90,482|13=1911|14=1,17,602|15=1921|16=1,49,263|17=1931|18=1,72,782|19=1941|20=1,98,407|21=1951|22=2,16,763|23=1961|24=2,97,178|25=1971|26=4,33,516|27=1991|28=6,68,138|29=2001|30=8,22,035|31=2011|32=10,08,183|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}} | {{historical populations|11=1901|12=90,482|13=1911|14=1,17,602|15=1921|16=1,49,263|17=1931|18=1,72,782|19=1941|20=1,98,407|21=1951|22=2,16,763|23=1961|24=2,97,178|25=1971|26=4,33,516|27=1991|28=6,68,138|29=2001|30=8,22,035|31=2011|32=10,08,183|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}} | ||
===Languages=== | ===Languages=== | ||
[[Assamese language|Assamese]] is the official language of the district and is spoken by 51.80% of the population, while [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is spoken by | [[Assamese language|Assamese]] is the official language of the district and is spoken by 51.80% of the population, while [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is spoken by 28.83% as per 2011 census. These are followed by [[Garo language|Garo]], [[Rabha language|Rabha]], [[Bodo language|Bodo]], [[Hindi]] and [[Nepali language|Nepali]] speakers in descending order.<ref name="censuslang"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Goalpara District : Home |url=http://goalpara.gov.in/ |website=goalpara.gov.in |access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> Bengali speakers are 29.7% as per as 2011 census language census report, but Goalpara district is home to a large Muslim population of Bengali origin, most of whom now identify as Assamese speakers in the census.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saikia|first=Arunabh|date=2 April 2021|title=A new generation of 'Miya' Muslims in Assam may vote for Congress-AIUDF – but only out of compulsion|url=https://scroll.in/article/991174/a-new-generation-of-miya-muslims-in-assam-may-vote-for-congress-aiudf-but-only-out-of-compulsion|work=Scroll|access-date=16 July 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=X|first=Samrat|date=8 Jan 2018|title=National Register of Citizens: Identity issue haunts Assam, again|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/01/08/national-register-of-citizens-identity-assam-immigrants|work=Newslaundry|access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref> | ||
Bengali speakers are 29.7% as per as 2011 census language census report, but | |||
===Religions=== | ===Religions=== | ||
Muslim population in Goalpara district is 57.52%, while Hindu population is 34.51% and Christian Population stands at 7.72% and others include 0.25% respectively as per as census 2011 report. All the Garos are Christian <ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Assam |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> | Muslim population in Goalpara district is 57.52%, while Hindu population is 34.51% and Christian Population stands at 7.72% and others include 0.25% respectively as per as census 2011 report. All the Garos are Christian.<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Assam |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Tourism== | ==Tourism== | ||
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*Urpod beel of Agia | *Urpod beel of Agia | ||
*Dhamar Risen beel of [[Lakhipur, Goalpara]] are some other attractions of the district. | *Dhamar Risen beel of [[Lakhipur, Goalpara]] are some other attractions of the district. | ||
*Hulukanda Hill, near Bramhaputra river in the town | *Hulukanda Hill, near Bramhaputra river in the town used to be the center of salt trading during British rule. Daniel Raush used to stay there. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||