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Karimganj
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Karimganj | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Karimganj Location in Assam, India  Karimganj Karimganj (India)  Karimganj Karimganj (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°ECoordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Karimganj |
| Government | |
| • Body | Karimganj Municipality Board |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 56,854 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1] |
| • Regional | Sylheti[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS 10 |
| Website | karimganj |
Karimganj is a city in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj city is located at 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E.[3] The area of Karimganj city is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).
Demographics[edit]
As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj city 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.[4][5]
Religion[edit]
Religion in Karimganj town (2011)[6]
Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population.[6]
Politics[edit]
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).[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Dwarka Nath Das, former MP of Karimganj (1991-1998)[8]
- Kripanath Mallah, current MP of Karimganj[9]
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
- Government Boys' HS School Ground, the town's cricket ground
- Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sylheti". Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/00/Karimganj.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ "2011 Census - Karimganj (MB)". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook - Karimganj" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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.
