| Biswanath District | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Assam |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Assam |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (District) |
| Established Date1: | 15 August 2015 |
| Seat Type: | Headquarter |
| Seat: | Biswanath Chariali |
| Leader Title: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name: | Tezpur |
| Leader Title1: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Biswanath, Behali, Gohpur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1415 |
| Elevation M: | 48-849 |
| Elevation Ft: | 157-2787 |
| Population Total: | 612,491 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 784 XXX |
| Registration Plate: | AS-32 |
| Website: | biswanath.gov.in |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Assamese |
Biswanath (IPA: ˌbɪswəˈnɑːθ ˈtʃɑːrɪˌælɪ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It is one of newly created district in the year by 2015, declared by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on 15 August 2015.[1] [2]
The district is created amalgamating Gohpur and most part of Biswanath Sub division on earlier Sonitpur district. The district is bounded by Arunachal Pradesh on north, Golaghat, Brahmaputra River on the south, Lakhimpur district on the east and Sonitpur district on the west. The administrative headquarter is located at Biswanath Chariali.
On 31 December 2022, the district remerged with existing Sonitpur district ahead of delimitation process by ECI in the state.[3]
However, on August 25, 2023, the Assam cabinet announced the restoration of Biswanath's district status.[4]
See main article: article and Mong Mao. The major part of Biswanath district formed a part of the Chutiya kingdom until it was annexed in the 16th century by the Ahoms. The western part of the district was under the rule of independent Bhuyan chieftains. The border between the Chutia kingdom and Bhuyan principalities were marked by the Dikarai and the Ghiladhari rivers. The Chutia kings built many forts in the region which included the Buroi fort (near Nyishi hills)[5] and the Pratapgarh fort built by king Pratap Narayan.[6] [7] The Ita Fort lies to the north of Biswanath Chariali
According to the 2011 census, Biswanath district has a population of 612,491, of which 31,368 (5.12%) live in urban areas. Biswanath had a sex ratio of 968 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 43,763 (7.15%) and 93,174 (15.21%) of the population respectively.[8]
As of the 2011 census, Hindus made up 514,259 (83.96%), while Muslims made up 52,155 (8.52%) and Christians (6.92%) of the population respectively.[9]
At the time of the 2011 census, 34.06% of the population speaks Assamese, 13.56% Sadri, 8.58% Bengali, 7.93% Nepali, 7.23% Boro, 7.09% Mising, 6.76% Odia, 3.41% Mundari, 2.56% Karbi and 1.84% Hindi as their first language.[10]