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]
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.