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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bijni
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bijni Chirang District, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.55667|N|90.6667|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chirang district|Chirang]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of subdivisions of Assam|Sub-Division]]
| subdivision_name3 = Bijni
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Bijni Municipal Board
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 53
| population_total = 13257
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title3 = Official language
| demographics1_info3 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bodo language|Boro]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 783390
| registration_plate = AS-26
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Bijni''' is a town in [[Chirang district]] under the jurisdiction of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]] which controls the districts of the [[Bodoland Territorial Region]] in the state of [[Assam]].

==History==

[[File:Southern border of Bhutan1985.jpg|thumb|280px|Bijni were under the [[Kingdom of Bhutan]] till the [[Duar War]] of 1865]]

Bijni is one of the Duars under [[Dooars#Eastern Dooars|Eastern Duars]].<ref>{{harvcol|Das|1998|p=28}}</ref>
Bijni was part of [[Bhutan|Kingdom of Bhutan]] from early 17th-century, for administrative purpose Bhutias divided Bijni into Bijni, Banska and Chapagur.<ref>{{harvcol|Das|1998|p=42}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bijni is located on the northern bank of Brahmaputra river, at {{Coord|26|31|N|90|40|E}}.<ref name="fallingrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Bijni.html|title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bijni|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 53 metres (173 feet).<ref name="fallingrain"/> The main river in Bijni is Dolani, which currently has three bridges over it. The longest of them is the bridge between Bijni and Kawatika. The city is flanked by two bigger tributaries of the [[Manas River]]. The city also has a [[Overpass|flyover]], which cuts the road between the northern region and southern region.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} Indian census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bijni had a population of 13257. Males constitute 50.4% of the population and females 49.6%.

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religious Demographic in Bijni Town Committee Area (2011)<ref>[https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801623-bini-assam.html] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label1= [[Hinduism]]
|value1= 97.28
|color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 1.66
|color2 = green
|label3 = [[Christianity]]
|value3 = 0.84
|color3 = blue
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 0.22
|color4 = black
}}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Bijni Town Committee Area (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label1= [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1= 60.65
|color1 = yellow
|label2= [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value2 = 21.22
|color2 = blue
|label3 = [[Bodo language|Bodo]]
|value3 = 10.90
|color3 = red
|label4 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value4 = 6.49
|color4 = orange
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 0.74
|color5 = black
}}
==Transport==
[[Bijni railway station]] serves the town of Bijni.

==Politics==

[[Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bijni]] is part of [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
|accessdate=2008-10-05
|work=Assam
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|archivedate=4 May 2006
}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Bijni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bijni Vidhan Sabha]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{Cite thesis|last=Das|first=Smriti|date=1998|title=Assam Bhutan relations with special reference to duars from 1681 to 1949|type=PhD|publisher=Guwahati University|url=https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/195|hdl=10603/67909|access-date=16 April 2023|archive-date=16 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316100526/https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/195|url-status=dead}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Chirang district]]
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