Chirang district explained

Chirang
Settlement Type:District of Assam
Total Type:Total
Coordinates:26.58°N 90.61°W
Coor Pinpoint:Kajalgaon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Assam
Subdivision Type2:Territorial Region
Subdivision Name2: Bodoland
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2004
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Kajalgaon
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:1169.9
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:482,162
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Boro
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Leader Title1:Lok Sabha constituencies
Leader Name1:Kokrajhar (shared with Kokrajhar district)
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Leader Name2:Sidli, Bijni
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
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Blank Name Sec2:Notable educational institutions
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Chirang District is an administrative district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam state in the North-East of India.[1]

Etymology

The word "Chirang" has derived from Garo word – "chi" means water and "rang" means "rain".[2] It may also be a copy of Tsirang District of neighbouring Bhutan. On the other hand, most of the people regarded the word Chirang is derived from the Bodo word Chirang or Sirang. Si means life and Rang means Money.

History

See main article: article, Dooars, Duar War, Bhutan and Military history of Bhutan.

Duars

Chirang district falls under the Eastern Duars which includes the region between the Sankosh river and the Manas river. Guma, Bijni and Chirang Dooars are three important Dooars in Chirang district.

Present

It is a relatively new district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. Chirang district has been carved out from Bongaigaon district in 2004.[3] Sirang was an area which is covered by valuable soil, plants, trees, flora and fauna or the things which are necessary for human life. Thus, it is a place which is important for human life or the place which is just like money or valuable for life and is later come to know Si + Rang = Sirang. After some time, the word articulated to Chirang from Sirang. And thus, the word Sirang is latter known as Chirang.

Geography

Chirang is located in the lower part of Assam.It is located between longitudes 26.58°N (North) 90.61°E(East). The Chirang region has a plain geology. It additionally has undulating regions and the northern pieces of the area lie on the lower regions of Bhutan that has somewhat higher height, which is diminishing towards the southern pieces of the locale. The four sorts of soil found here are Entisols, Inceptisols, Alfisols and Ultisols. The region goes under Lower Brahmaputra Valley Agro-Climatic Zone. The environment is sub-tropical in nature with warm and sticky summer followed by dry and cool winter. The pre and post-storm months are eccentric and experience whimsical precipitation. Champabati River,Aie River and Manas River move through the area and join the Brahmaputra Waterway. Numerous different feeders, little creeks and streams course through locale.

National protected area-

Flora and fauna-

In 1990 Chirang district became home to Manas National Park, which has an area of 500abbr=onNaNabbr=on.[4] It shares the park with four other districts.

Climate

Chirang has a moderate climate. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Chirang is 33° (degrees)and there is about 248 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 282 days a year with an average humidity of 42% and an UV-index.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chirang district has a population of 482,162,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Suriname.[7] This gives it a ranking of 547th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 244PD/sqkm .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.26%.[6] Chirang has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 64.71%. 7.33% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.29% and 37.06% of the population respectively.[6]

Religion

Hindus make up the majority, with 66.50%. Muslims are the second largest with 22.66%. Christians are third with 10.32%.[8]

Language

According to the 2011 census, 37.83% of the population spoke Boro, 28.86% Bengali, 17.66% Assamese, 4.73% Santali, 4.22% Rajbongshi, 2.51% Nepali, 1.11% Kurukh and 1.06% Hindi as their first language.[9]

Transportation

Gelephu,India-Bhutan International border Gelephu, India-Bhutan crossing Gelephu is 41 km from Kajalgaon, the headquarter of Chirang, 7 km from Bongaigaon, 340 km from Siliguri.[10]

Tourism Gallery

Administration

The district has a headquarters in Kajalgaon.There are 479 revenue villages in the district.

Major Towns-

Township-

Villages-

Education

The district has numerous colleges and higher educational institute.[12]

Notable colleges-

All the college's and higher educational institutions are Affiliated to Bodoland University.

Industries

Rivers

Notable people

References²

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chirang district of BTR–. 2023-04-16.
  2. Web site: Chirang District – Assam . 2023-04-16 . chirang.assam.gov.in.
  3. Web site: Districts of India . 2011-10-11 . Law . Gwillim . 2011-09-25 . Statoids.
  4. Web site: Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment . Protected areas: Assam . 25 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm . 23 August 2011 .
  5. Web site: Climate chirang. 22 April 2023.
  6. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Chirang . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . dead . 13 June 2007 . 2011-10-01 . Suriname 491,989 July 2011 est..
  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.
  10. Web site: Gelephu,India-Bhutan International . 22 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Kalamati tourist. 22 April 2023.
  12. Web site: List of Colleges in Chirang District. 23 April 2023.
  13. Web site: Bongaigaon Refinery. 23 April 2023.
  14. Web site: About the Awardee: Pwilao Basumatary . NDTV . 31 July 2021.