Bongaigaon district
Bongaigaon district | |
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Abhayapuri South | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,093 km2 (422 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 738,804 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 69.74%[1] |
• Sex ratio | 966 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Website | bongaigaon |
Bongaigaon district (Prpn:ˈbɒŋgaɪˌgãʊ) is an administrative
Etymology
According to lore, the name 'Bongaigaon' derives from the words 'bon' (wild) and 'gai' (cow). In the distant past, wild cows were often a menace to villagers in this area due to which the district got its name.
History
Duars
Bongaigoan district fell under
Under the Kingdom of Bhutan
From early 17th-century some parts of present-day Bongaigaon district was under the control of
Koch dynasty
The district was part of Kamrup. In the 14th century, its rule was passed onto the Baro-Bhuyans. Later in the 1580s Nara Narayan of the Kamata kingdom conquered the area and it subsequently became the fiefdom of the Bijni family, who were descendants of Nara Narayan. When the Kamata kingdom split into Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo due to rivalry between the king and his nephew Raghu Rai, Bongaigaon became part of Koch Hajo. Soon Koch Hajo and Koch Bihar went to war, and the Mughal Nawab of Dhaka, supporting Koch Bihar, defeated Rai at Dhubri in 1602. Rai's son Parikshit signed a peace treaty, but hostilities resumed in 1614 and Parikshit was driven back to modern-day Guwahati, where he surrendered and soon after died. His son, Bijit Narayan, was made Zamindar of the region between the Manas and Sankosh: from him the Bijni family descended. Koch Hajo was tributary to the Mughals, but in the last decades of the 17th century Mughal influence waned significantly due to the Ahom-Mughal wars in which the Ahoms were eventually successful. Koch Hajo, including Bijni Zamindari, fell under Ahom influence.
Present
The district of Bongaigaon was created on 29 September 1989 from parts of Goalpara and Kokrajhar districts.[2] 2004 saw a loss of size when part of the district was split to make Chirang district.[2]
In the late 1750s, the
Geography
Bongaigaon district occupies an area of 1,093 square kilometres (422 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Réunion.[5] Bongaigaon district is surrounded by Barpeta in the east, the Brahmaputra in the south and Kokrajhar in the north and west corner and share international border with Bhutan in the north.
The places that are worth visiting in Bongaigaon are eco-park, Bagheswari temple, tea garden, and Suryapahar. The history of Bagheswari temple is such that once a priest saw in his dream that Maa Bagheswari asked him to go to a particular place where if he digs out he will find a sword that belonged to Maa Bagheswari. And the next morning when the priest went to dig in the place he saw in his dreams, he found the sword.[citation needed] After that day a temple was built over the place and there they worship the sword. There is no idol inside the temple.
Economy
In 2006 the Indian government named Bongaigaon one of the country's 250
Divisions
The district has three subdivisions: Bongaigaon, Bijni, and North Salmara. In 2004, parts of the Bongaigaon district (mainly areas under Bijni subdivision) were given over to form the Chirang district, under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), with its district headquarters at Kajalgaon.
There are four
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the district is 738,804, out of which 375,818 are males while 362,986 are females. The average sex ratio is 966. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.4% while that in the rural areas is 66.4%. The total literacy rate of Bongaigaon district is 69.74%. The male literacy rate is 63.09% and the female literacy rate is 54.26% in Bongaigaon district. 14.86% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 11.21% and 2.55% of the population respectively.[9]
Religion
The district religious composition are as follows:
Circle | Muslims | Hindus | Others |
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Bongaigaon (Pt) | 6.99% | 89.80% | 3.21% |
Boitamari | 69.00% | 29.96% | 1.04% |
Srijangram | 66.10% | 33.51% | 0.39% |
Sidli (Pt) | 39.43% | 58.98% | 1.59% |
Bijni (Pt) | 55.99% | 43.77% | 0.24% |
Languages
According to the 2011 census, 48.51% of the population spoke Assamese, 43.35% Bengali, 3.06% Hindi, 1.45% Kamtapuri and 1.13% Boro as their first language.[12]
References
- ^ "Total Population, child population in the age group 0–6, literates and literacy rates by sex: 2011". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ District census 2011 – Bongaigaon
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- United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Archived from the originalon 20 February 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
Réunion 2,535km2
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break – up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break – up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Bongaigaon" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications https://www.ijsrp.org › ijsrp-...PDF The Change of Religion and Language Composition in the State of Assam ...
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.