Bajali district
Bajali district | |
|---|---|
 Bajali district Location in Assam | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Lower Assam |
| Established | 12 January 2021 |
| Headquarters | Pathsala |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kokrajhar, Barpeta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 418 km2 (161 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 253,816 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Bajali district is the 34th district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Barpeta district.[1] The Assam Cabinet headed by former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved the proposal to make Bajali a full-fledged district on 10 August 2020.[2] On 12 January 2021 Bajali was formally declared as a district.[3]
Bajali comprises parts of Bajali, Jalah and Sarupeta circles.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Bajali district has a population of 253,876. Indigenous Scheduled Castes notably the Kaibarta-Jalkeot community and Scheduled Tribes notably the Boro community make up 19,192 (7.56%) and 11,486 (4.52%) of the population respectively. 189,075 of the population spoke Assamese, 53,052 Bengali, 10,877 Boro and 0.36% speaks other minority languages.
The district religious composition are as follows: Hindu 172,388, Muslim 81,003 and others at 485 as per 2011 census report.
References
- ^ "Bajali becomes Assam's 34th district". thenewsmill.com. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2020-08-10). "'Bajali' to become the 34th full-fledged district of Assam - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2021-01-13). "'Bajali' Becomes the 34th Full-Fledged District of Assam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ 2011 census of India - Population by Mother Tongue
- ^ "C-16 Population By Religion - Assam". census.gov.in.