Udalguri

Udalguri
Town
Udalguri is located in Assam
Udalguri
Udalguri
Location in Assam, India
Udalguri is located in India
Udalguri
Udalguri
Udalguri (India)
Coordinates: 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962
CountryIndia
StateAssam
DistrictUdalguri district
Government
 • BodyUdalguri Municipal Board
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,279
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
784509
Telephone code03711 XXXXXX
Vehicle registrationAS-27
Websiteudalguri.assam.gov.in

Udalguri is a small town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.

Demographics

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Religion in Udalguri town (2011)[1]

  Hindu (88.88%)
  Christian (9.27%)
  Muslim (1.67%)
  others (0.18%)

As per 2011 census, population of Udalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Udalguri town was 88.33%.

Language

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Languages spoken in Udalguri (2011)[2]

  Assamese (49.67%)
  Bengali (17.00%)
  Bodo (15.97%)
  Hindi (9.20%)
  others (9.16%)

Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.

Transport

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Udalguri is the main railway station of Udalguri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Politics

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Udalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Population By Mother Tongue". Archived from the original (XLSX) on 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
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