Doom Dooma | |
Other Name: | Dum Duma |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India#Asia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Assam, India |
Coordinates: | 27.57°N 95.57°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tinsukia |
Governing Body: | Doom Dooma Municipal Board |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 114 |
Population Total: | 21,572 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | Languages |
Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
Demographics2 Info1: | Assamese[1] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 786151 |
Registration Plate: | AS |
Iso Code: | IN-AS |
Doom Dooma (Pron:/ˌduːm ˈduːmə/) is a town and a town committee in Tinsukia district in the state of Assam, India.
Doom Dooma is a municipality area in district of Tinsukia, Assam. The town is divided into ten wards for which elections are held every five years. Doom Dooma has a population of 21,572 of which 11,476 are males and 10,096 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of children within age group 0-6 is 2423 which is 11.23 % of total population. The sex ratio is 880 against state average of 958. Child sex ratio in Doom Dooma is around 877 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Doom Dooma is 85.52 % which is higher than state average of 72.19 %. In Doom Dooma, male literacy is around 89.38 % and female literacy rate is 81.15 %.[2]
Doom Dooma town has total administration over 4,243 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorised to build roads within municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
The town has 80.75% Hindus and 17.98% Muslims.[2]
Majority of the population are adherents of Hinduism, followed by a large Muslim population.
Doom Dooma is part of Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] Elections are held every five years just like in other parts of Assam and people participate in the elections as candidates or voters. Currently there are two political parties which are active in the region- the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 125 assembly constituencies of Assam. In this recent election Bharatiya Janata party had won the election.
DoomDooma College, established in 1967, is a general degree college affiliated to the Dibrugarh University.[4]