Mangaldoi
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Mangaldai (Mangaldoi) | |
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Town | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 784125(East,West and South),784529(North) |
Vehicle registration | AS- 13**** |
Sex ratio | 923:1000 ♂/♀ |
Website | darrang |
Mangaldoi; also spelt Mangaldai, Assamese pronunciation:
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Mangaldoi had a population of 36,993 (including Gerimari). Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Mangaldoi had an average literacy rate of 92.57%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 94.95%, and female literacy was 90.09%. In Mangaldoi, 11% of the population was below 6 years of age. The population is largely heterogeneous consisting Assamese, Bengali, Marwadi, Bihari, Punjabi communities. The town has a Hindu majority.
Language
Assamese is the most spoken language with 21,161 speakers, followed by Bengali at 3,767 and Hindi at 614.
Geography
Mangaldoi is located at 26°26′N 92°02′E / 26.43°N 92.03°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 34 m (112 ft).
Situated at the north bank of Brahmaputra river, the city is approximately 68 km from Guwahati and 94.1 km from Tezpur.
Governance
Mangaldoi is part of
Basanta Das of Indian National Congress is the present MLA of Mangaldoi. Dilip Saikia of Bharatiya Janata Party is the present MP of Mangaldoi.
Education
Mangaldai, the home to
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Population By Mother Tongue". Archived from the original (XLSX) on 24 July 2018.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mangaldoi
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.