| Tamulpur | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Assam |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bodoland |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Tamulpur |
| Leader Title: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name: | Kokrajhar |
| Leader Title1: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Tamulpur |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name2: | Sri Simanta Kumar Das, ACS |
| Established Title: | Formation |
| Established Date: | 23 January 2022 |
| Area Total Km2: | 884 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 389150 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Indian Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 26.64°N 91.58°W |
| Website: | https://tamulpur.assam.gov.in/ |
Tamulpur district, is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquartered at Tamulpur.
In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district.[1] On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally created.[2]
On 30 December 2022, Assam Government has decided to remerge it with Baksa district and From, 1 January 2023 the district ceased to exist.[3] The decision came before delimitation process in the state.
However, on August 25, 2023, the Government revealed a new decision to recreate the district, covering the Tamulpur and Goreswar Assembly seats.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150, of which 5,631 (1.45%) live in urban areas. Tamulpur has a sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 42,246 (10.86%) and 121,321 (31.17%) of the population respectively.[5]
Hinduism is followed by 324,396 (83.36%) and is the majority religion. Muslims are 50,486 (12.97%) while Christians are 12,533 (3.22%).[6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 36.96% of the population spoke Assamese, 25.40% Boro, 22.33% Bengali, 5.18% Nepali and 4.67% Santali, 0.96% Sadri and 0.93% Rajbongshi as their first language.[7]