Mangaldai
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| State : | Assam | ||
| District : | Darrang | ||
| Location : | 26 ° 26 ' N , 92 ° 2' E | ||
| Height : | 34 m | ||
| Residents : | 25,989 (2011) | ||
Mangaldai is a city in the Indian state of Assam . The city lies on the north bank of the Brahmaputra .
The city is the capital of the Darrang district . Mangaldai has the status of a municipal board . The city is divided into 10 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census it had 25,989 inhabitants, of whom 13,362 were men and 12,627 women. Hindus make up the majority of the city's population with a share of over 71%. Muslims form a minority of over 27%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 91.9%, well above the national average. 14.8% belong to the Scheduled Tribes .