Tamulpur
District of Assam
Location in Assam
Location in Assam
Coordinates: 26°38′N 91°35′E / 26.64°N 91.58°E / 26.64; 91.58
Country India
State Assam
Territorial Region Bodoland
Formation23 January 2022
HeadquartersTamulpur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKokrajhar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesTamulpur
 • Deputy CommissionerSri Simanta Kumar Das, ACS
Area
 • Total884 km2 (341 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total389,150
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
Websitehttp://tamulpur.assam.gov.in/

Tamulpur district, is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquartered at Tamulpur.

In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district.[2] On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally created.[3]

On 30 December 2022, Assam Government has decided to remerge it with Baksa district and From, 1 January 2023 the district ceased to exist.[4] The decision came before delimitation process in the state.

However, on August 25, 2023, the Government revealed a new decision to recreate the district, covering the Tamulpur and Goreswar Assembly seats.[5]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150, of which 5,631 (1.45%) live in urban areas. Tamulpur has a sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 42,246 (10.86%) and 121,321 (31.17%) of the population respectively.[1]

Religion

Religions in Tamulpur district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 83.36%
Islam
 
 12.97%
Christianity
 
 3.22%
Other or not stated
 
 0.45%

Hinduism is followed by 324,396 (83.36%) and is the majority religion. Muslims are 50,486 (12.97%) while Christians are 12,533 (3.22%).[6]

Language

Languages of Tamulpur district (2011)[7]

  Assamese (36.96%)
  Bodo (25.40%)
  Bengali (22.33%)
  Nepali (5.18%)
  Santali (4.67%)
  Sadri (0.96%)
  Rajbongshi (0.93%)
  Others (3.57%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 36.96% of the population spoke Assamese, 25.40% Boro, 22.33% Bengali, 5.18% Nepali and 4.67% Santali, 0.96% Sadri and 0.93% Rajbongshi as their first language.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook: Baksa" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ↑ "Assam Budget 2021: Tamulpur Proposed To Be Created As New District". www.newsdaily24.in. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Assam Govt Forms Tamulpur As New District In State". www.sentinelassam.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ↑ NEWS, NE NOW (31 December 2022). "Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts". The Hindu. 25 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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