Kokrajhar district
Kokrajhar district | |
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District | |
Map of Kokrajhar district in Assam | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
Division | Lower Assam |
Headquarters | Kokrajhar |
Area | |
• Total | 3,129 km2 (1,208 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 886,999 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Website | kokrajhar.gov.in |
Kokrajhar district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Area of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town and occupies an area of 3,169.22 km².
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 National protected area
3 Economy
4 Divisions
5 Demographics
6 Flora and fauna
7 Notable personalities
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
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.[1]
On 29 September 1989 Bongaigaon district was created from parts of Kokrajhar and Goalpara.[1]
Geography
Kokrajhar district occupies an area of 3,129 square kilometres (1,208 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Waigeo Island.[3]
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), Dhubri, West Bengal, Barpeta and Bhutan.
National protected area
Manas National Park (Part)
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Kokrajhar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]
Divisions
There are four Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar West, Kokrajhar East, and Sidli.[5] All but Gossaigaon are designated for scheduled tribes.[5] All four are in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.[6]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Kokrajhar district has a population of 886,999,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji.[9] This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre (730/sq mi).[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.[8] Kokrajhar has a sex ratio of 958 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 66.63%.[8]
The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group. Most of the Bodo and Assamese are Hindu, with a small Christian minority. Almost all of the Bengalis are Muslim, while more than 90% of the Santhals are Christian.[10]
Flora and fauna
In 1990 Kokrajhar district became home to Manas National Park, which has an area of 500 km2 (193.1 sq mi).[11] It shares the park with four other districts.
Notable personalities
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
See also
- Bodo people
- Bodo culture
- Bodo language
- Bodo Sahitya Sabha
- Bodoland
- Dholmara
References
^ ab Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Assam: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1116. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11.Waigeo 3,154km2
^ ab Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ ab "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ District Report - KOKRAJHAR Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India
^ abcdef "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01.Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
^ Census 2001
^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Assam". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
- Kokrajhar District Administration site
Coordinates: 26°24′00″N 90°16′12″E / 26.40000°N 90.27000°E / 26.40000; 90.27000