Odalguri

Odalguri
Odalguri
Town
	Odalguri Location in Assam, India Odalguri Odalguri (India)
	Coordinates: 26.7452°N 92.0962°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Udalguri district
Government
• Body	Udalguri Municipal Board
Area
• Total	4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,279
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	784509
Telephone code	03711 XXXXXX
Vehicle registration	AS-27
Website	udalguri.gov.in

Odalguri (/ˌɒdɑːlˈɡʊəri/; also spelt Udalguri) is a town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts in the state of Assam.

Geography

Odalguri is located at 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962.[1] It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 ft).

Demographics

Religion in Odalguri town (2011)[2]

Hindu (88.88%)

Christian (9.27%)

Muslim (1.67%)

others (0.18%)

As per 2011 census, population of Odalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Odalguri town was 88.33%.

Language

Languages spoken in Odalguri (2011)[3]

Assamese (49.67%)

Bengali (17.00%)

Bodo (15.97%)

Hindi (9.20%)

others (9.16%)

Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.

Transport

Udalguri is the main railway station of Odalgiri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Politics

Odalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Odalguri
"C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

External links

Official Website of Udalguri District

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Odalguri

[2] "C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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[4] "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.