Hailakandi Explained

Hailakandi Town
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:24.68°N 92.57°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hailakandi
Established Title:District created
Established Date:1 October 1989
Governing Body:Hailakandi Municipality Board
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1327
Elevation M:21
Population Total:33637(census of 2011)
Population Density Km2:497
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
Blank1 Name Sec2:Most spoken language
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:788155
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91 - (0) 03844
Registration Plate:AS-24
Official Name:Hailakandi Municipal Board

Hailakandi (pron:ˈhaɪləˌkʌndi) is a town and the district headquarters of Hailakandi district in the Indian state of Assam. Hailakandi is located at .[1]

Demography

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[2] [3]

According to the 2011 census, Hailakandi had a population of 33,637. Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian population.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Hailakandi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hailakandi
  2. News: Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley . Press Trust of India . 9 September 2014 . Business Standard India . 29 January 2018 . 29 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195116/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html . live .
  3. News: Purkayastha . Biswa Kalyan . 24 February 2024 . Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts . Hindustan Times . 26 February 2024.