Char Chapori Explained

Char Chapori
Pushpin Map:India Assam
Location:Brahmaputra River & its tributaries
Country:India
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Assam
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Ethnic Groups:Miya people, Mishing, Deori, Sonowal Kacharis, Koch, Ahom, Chutia, Kalita, Brahmin, Keot, Sut, Nath(yogi) groups
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:785102, 785104, 785105, 785110, 785106.781001, 788334 etc
Area Code Type:Telephone code

Char Chapori (Assamese: চৰ চাপৰি) is an area of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries in the Indian state Assam constitution of flood plain sediments. According to the Assam Government record, the Char Chapori covers 3,608 km2 of the Brahmaputra basin, or 4.6% of Assam's area.

Problems

The people of Char Chapori face a certain number of problems including soil erosion, over flooding, illiteracy, high population growth and organised hate crime against them.[1] [2]

Population

Char Chapori bears maximum numbers of Minority Muslim .According to Government of Assam the population of approx. 24.90 lakhs. [3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.academia.edu/17665743/Genesis_of_nellie_massacre_and_assam_agitation Genesis of nellie massacre and assam agitation
  2. http://www.nezine.com/info/Literacy%20declining%20in%20Assam%E2%80%99s%20char%20areas Literacy declining in Assam’s char areas
  3. https://dircad.assam.gov.in/about-us/history-0 DIRECTORATE OF CHAR AREAS DEVELOPMENT