Karimganj

Karimganj is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Karimganj district.

Karimganj
Town
Karimganj Central Bazaar
Karimganj Central Bazaar
Karimganj is located in Assam
Karimganj
Karimganj
Karimganj is located in India
Karimganj
Karimganj
Karimganj is located in Asia
Karimganj
Karimganj
Coordinates: 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictKarimganj
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKarimganj Municipality Board
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,854
 • Rank22
 • Density16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
 • RegionalSylheti[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
788710 to 788713
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Vehicle registrationAS 10
Websitekarimganj.assam.gov.in

Karimganj town is located at 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35.[2] The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Demographics

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[3][4]

As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj Town 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.[5][6]

Educational institutes

Various educational institutions and Higher secondary are well established and run by the government in karimganj. Among them most notable are-

  • Barak Valley Engineering College (BVEC).[7]

Located at (22.6 km) away from the town.The only first State Govt-Engineering college in the entire Barak valley.

  • Karimganj Polytechnic

Some degree colleges-.[8]

  • Karimganj College
  • Karimganj Law College
  • Ramkrishna Nagar College
  • Rabindra Sadan Girls' College

Player ground-

  • Government Boys' HS School Ground

All the college's in Karimganj are partnered (affiliated) to Assam University.[9]

Religion

Religion in Karimganj Town (2011)[10]

  Hinduism (86.57%)
  Islam (12.06%)
  Christianity (0.63%)
  Jainism (0.62%)
  others (0.12%)

Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population.[10]

Politics

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).[11]

Notable people
  • Dwarka Nath Das, former MP of Karimganj (1991-1998)[12]
  • Kripanath Mallah, current MP of Karimganj[13]
  • Bijoy Malakar, current MLA of Ratabari LAC, Karimganj[14]
  • Siddique Ahmed,MLA of Karimganj South

See also

References
  1. "Sylheti". Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "redirect to /world/IN/00/Karimganj.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. "2011 Census - Karimganj (MB)". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. "District Census Handbook - Karimganj" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. "Barak Valley Engineering College". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. "List of All Colleges In Karimganj, Assam". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. "Assam University, Silchar - Affiliated Colleges, Assam". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  11. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  12. "Constituency Watch: Which way blow waves of minority and tea workers in Karimganj?". Northeast Now. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. "Kripanath Mallah(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Karimganj (Assam) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. "Bijoy Malakar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RATABARI (SC)(KARIMGANJ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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