Udalguri | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Assam, India |
Coordinates: | 26.7452°N 92.0962°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Udalguri district |
Governing Body: | Udalguri Municipal Board |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4.69 |
Elevation M: | 180 |
Population Total: | 15279 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 784509 |
Area Code: | 03711 XXXXXX |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | AS-27 |
Udalguri (also spelt Odalguri) is a town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.
As per 2011 census, population of Odalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Odalguri town was 88.33%.
Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.
Udalguri is the main railway station of Odalgiri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
Odalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]