Karimganj | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India#Asia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 24.87°N 92.35°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Karimganj |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Karimganj Municipality Board |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Population Total: | 56,854 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Rank: | 22 |
Population Density Km2: | 16.09 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Sylheti[1] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 788710 to 788713 |
Registration Plate: | AS 10 |
Iso Code: | IN-AS |
Karimganj is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj town is located at .[2] The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).
Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[3] [4]
As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj Town had a population of 56,854 of which 28,473 are males while 28,381 are females. Children in the age group of 0 to 6 years were 4,946. Karimganj had a literacy rate of 86.35%, out of which male literacy was 87.91% and female literacy was 84.78%. The sex ratio is 996. There were 12,234 households as of 2011.[5] [6]
Various educational institutions and Higher secondary are well established and run by the government in karimganj.Among them most notable are-
Located at (22.6 km) away from the town.The only first State Govt-Engineering college in the entire Barak valley.
Some degree colleges-.[8]
Player ground-
All the college's in Karimganj are partnered (affiliated) to Assam University.[9]
Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population.
Karimganj consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, Badarpur, Patharkandi, and Ratabari; all of which are part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[10]