Badarpur, Assam
Badarpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Badarpur Location in Assam, India  Badarpur Badarpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Cachar |
| Founded by | Hazrat Shah Badar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Badarpur Town Committee |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 33,400 |
| Demonym | Badarpuri (Bodorpuri/Bodorfuri) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS-11 |
Badarpur is a town and a town area committee in Cachar district in the state of Assam, India. Badarpur. Together with adjacent Badarpur Railway Town, it forms the Badarpur Urban Area, one of two notified urban areas in the district. The area is also popularly known as "Gateway to the Barak Valley" of Assam. Badarpur was a part of Karimganj district till 31st December 2022.
History
After the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, a disciple of Shah Jalal known as Adam Khaki migrated and settled in present-day Deorail, Badarpur. Along with him Syed Shah Badaruddin settled in Bundashil area of present day . Badarpur is also very much popular in the valley because of its geographical point of view. Now a days it has become the centre for various educational institutions including higher education like B.pharm,D.pharm etc. at Allama TR college of Pharmacy which is located at Hasanpur,Srigauri Hospital Road. Nabin Chandra College [1] is the most reputed educational institute at Badarpur.
The railway junction under the Northeast Frontier Railway, the Badarpur Junction is the first railway station in the valley. It was first enacted and introduced by the then British Government under metre gauge rail lines from Badarpur to Lumding in 1898.
Geography
Badarpur is located at 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet). Badarpur is surrounded by river Barak on the north, Barail hill range in the east and southeast and villages and paddy field in the west
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[3] Badarpur had a population of around 33400 consisting of Town Committee, Railway Township and Chapar Census Town. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Badarpur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 79.5%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As of 28 March 2016, the population of Badarpur stands around 1,50,000
Religion
Islam is the dominant religion in Badarpur followed by Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism.[4]
Religion in Badarpur railway town (Assam) (2011)
Politics
Badarpur is part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[5] At present the MLA of Badarpur is Abdul Aziz.[6]
Tourism
References
- ^ http://nccollege.ac.in/home.php
- ^ "redirect to /world/IN/03/Badarpur.html". www.fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Census of India 2012: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Badarpur Constituency". goassam.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Mughal Era Badarpur Fort in Assam to Be Restored". Outlook: The Fully Loaded Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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