Karimganj







This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Karimganj district.

city in Assam, India





























































Karimganj

city




Karimganj is located in Assam

Karimganj

Karimganj



Location in Assam, India

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Karimganj is located in India

Karimganj

Karimganj



Karimganj (India)

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Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35
Country
 India
State
Assam
District
Karimganj
Government
 • Body
Karimganj Municipality Board
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total
6,96,969
Languages
 • Predominant
Sylheti
 • Official
Bengali[citation needed]
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
788710
ISO 3166 code
IN-AS
Vehicle registration
AS
Website
karimganj.nic.in

Karimganj is a city in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters and main city of the district.


Karimganj city is located at 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35.[1] The area of Karimganj city is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 Politics


  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Demographics


As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Karimganj Municipality had a population of 52,316. However, if we consider from the nature of urban characteristics total population of the city may gone up to 100,000, because many parts of the town still fall under the jurisdiction of gram panchayats. Males constitute 51% of total population and females 49%. Karimganj has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 79%. In Karimganj, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.



Politics


Karimganj consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, Badarpur, Patharkandi, and Ratabari; all of which are part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]



Notable people




  • Syed Mujtaba Ali (1904-1974), Bengali writer, academician, scholar and linguist


  • K M Baharul Islam, professor at Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study (2016-2018)



See also




  • Government Boys' HS School Ground, the town's cricket ground

  • Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)



References





  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karimganj


  2. ^ "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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.




External links


  • Karimganj online








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