Tinsukia

Coordinates: 27°30′00″N 95°22′01″E / 27.500°N 95.367°E / 27.500; 95.367
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Tinsukia district.

Tinsukia
town
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Tinsukia, Digboi, Doom Dooma, Sadiya, Margherita, Makum
Websitetinsukia.assam.gov.in

Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial town. It is situated 480 kilometres (298 mi) north-east of Guwahati and 84 kilometres (52 mi) away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh.Tinsukia serves as the headquarters of the Moran Autonomous Council, which is the governing council of the Morans (An indigenous tribal group found predominantly in the Tinsukia district and neighbouring Arunachal pradesh).

It is the administrative headquarters of

Tinsukia District of Assam
, India.

History

During the reign of

Kham Jang territory.[3] The generals of the two armies conducted a peace treaty on the shore of the Nong Jake lake and in accordance with the Tai custom dipped their hands in the lake, fixing the boundary of the two kingdoms at Patkai hills.[3]

Tinsukia is the site of Bengmara, which was originally known as Changmai Pathar. It was the capital of the

Sarbananda Singha.[4]

Coin issued by Sarbananda Singha

Swargadeo Sarbananda Singha, known as Mezara, was a member of the erstwhile

Swargadeo
Sarbananda Singha introduced coins in his name and in Saka 1716 and 1717, he inscribed the title Swargadeo in the coins.

Geography

Tinsukia is located at 27°30′N 95°22′E / 27.5°N 95.37°E / 27.5; 95.37.[6] It has an average elevation of 116 metres (380 feet).

Demographics

Religions in Tinsukia (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 88.65%
Islam
 
 9.61%
Sikhism
 
 0.48%
Jainism
 
 0.44%
Christianity
 
 0.41%
Other or not stated
 
 0.41%

According to the 2011 census, Tinsukia had a population of 116,322.[8] It is estimated that the city has a population of 178,000 people in 2024.[9] Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. Tinsukia had an average literacy rate of 70.15%, higher than the national average of 64.84%; male literacy was 77.89%, and female literacy 63.54%. 13.29% of the population was under 6 years of age.[10]

Languages spoken in Tinsukia (2011)[11]

  Hindi (34.46%)
  Bengali (33.05%)
  Assamese (21.29%)
  Bhojpuri (4.37%)
  Nepali (1.89%)
  Rajasthani (0.96%)
  Others (3.98%)

According to the 2011 census, 34.46% of the population spoke Hindi, 33.05% Bengali, 21.29% Assamese, 4.37% Bhojpuri, 1.89% Nepali and 0.96% Rajasthani as their first language.[11]

Politics

Tinsukia is part of

Tinsukia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
.

Media

The Assamese daily Dainik Janambhumi is published from Tinsukia along with Guwahati and Jorhat.

Notable people from Tinsukia

Notes

  1. ^ "TMB | Tinsukia Municipality Board". www.tinsukiamb.org.in.
  2. ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b Phukan 1991, p. 891.
  4. ^ "Tinsukia". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ "The Buruk-Chutiyas, according to P. Saikia are the direct descendants of the Chutia royal family. Sarbananda Singha, the rulers of the Mataks is said to be a Buruk-Chutiya by caste."(Dutta 1985:31)
  6. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Tinsukia, India".
  7. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ "Census of India / Assam / Tinsukia". Census of India. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Census of India / Assam /Tinsukia".
  10. ^ "Census Of India". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam (Town)". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  12. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

References

External links

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