Udalguri (District)

Udalguri district
State	Assam
Administrative headquarters :	Udalguri
Area :	2012 km²
Residents :	831,668 (2011)
Population density :	413 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.udalguri.gov.in

Nalbari is a district in the center of the Indian state of Assam .

The area is 2012 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name, Nalbari . The district is part of the Bodoland region and therefore has certain rights of autonomy.

history

The district was created in 2004 from parts of Darrang .

population

The population was 831,668 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 9.61%. Udalguri has a gender ratio of 949 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. In 2011 the district had a literacy rate of 65.41%, an increase of almost 9 percentage points compared to 2001. The literacy rate is thus below the national average. Almost 73.6% of the population are Hindus , approx. 13.3% are Christians , approx. 12.7% are Muslims , approx. 0.2% are Buddhists and approx. 0.2% did not indicate any religious affiliation or practiced another Religions. 13.6% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

Almost 4.5% of the population live in cities.

economy

The agriculture is the predominant source of income for most residents.

Web links

Commons : Udalguri District  - Collection of images

• District map

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
2. ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .