Bajali district explained

Bajali district
Settlement Type:District of Assam
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Lower Assam
Established Title:Established
Established Date:12 January 2021
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Pathsala
Leader Title:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Name:Kokrajhar, Barpeta
Leader Title1:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Population Total:253,816
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Total Type:Total
Area Total Km2:418
Website:https://bajali.assam.gov.in/

Bajali district is a district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Barpeta district.[1] The Assam Cabinet headed by former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved the proposal to make Bajali a full-fledged district on 10 August 2020.[2] On 12 January 2021 Bajali was formally declared as a district.[3] On 31 December 2022, the district was remerged with existing Barpeta district.[4]

However, on August 25, 2023, the Assam cabinet made an announcement regarding the restoration of the district status of Bajali[5] and on October 12, Bajali again became a district.[6]

Bajali comprised parts of Bajali, Jalah and Sarupeta circles. Dolor Pathar is the most popular village under bajali district And Pathsala is main town of the district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, erstwhile Bajali district has a population of 253,876, of which 11,242 (4.43%) live in urban areas. Bajali has a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes notably the Kaibarta-Jalkeot community and Scheduled Tribes notably the Boro community make up 19,192 (7.56%) and 11,486 (4.52%) of the population respectively.[7]

Population of circles by religion!Circle!Hindus (%)!Muslims (%)!Others (%)
Bajali (Pt)94.515.340.15
Sarupeta (Pt)43.8955.920.19
Jalah (Pt)86.3213.540.14

The district religious composition are as follows: Hindu 172,388, Muslim 81,003 and others at 485 as per 2011 census report.[8]

189,075 of the population spoke Assamese, 53,052 Bengali, 10,877 Boro and 0.36% speaks other minority languages.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-02-10. Bajali becomes Assam's 34th district. 2021-07-10. thenewsmill.com. en-US.
  2. Web site: Desk. Sentinel Digital. 2020-08-10. 'Bajali' to become the 34th full-fledged district of Assam - Sentinelassam. 2020-11-26. www.sentinelassam.com. en.
  3. Web site: Desk. Sentinel Digital. 2021-01-13. 'Bajali' Becomes the 34th Full-Fledged District of Assam. 2021-01-16. www.sentinelassam.com. en.
  4. Web site: Tribune . The Assam . 2022-12-31 . Assam: Four districts to re-merge with existing districts . 2023-01-03 . assamtribune.com . en.
  5. News: 25 August 2023 . Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts . The Hindu . 26 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Roushan . Anurag . India TV . 2023-10-12 . Assam government notifies new Bajali district by bifurcating Barpeta DETAILS INSIDE . 2023-10-23 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
  7. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Barpeta . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. Web site: 2011 . Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam . census.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. Web site: 2011 . Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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