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'''Bongaigaon Municipal Board''' is a [[Municipal Corporations in India|municipal board]] in [[India]], a section of the country's local government.

==Creation==

During 1989, the Government of [[Assam]] took the decision to create a new district '''Bongaigaon''', carving out some areas of [[Goalpara]] and [[Kokrajhar]] districts with its headquarters located at [[Bongaigaon]]. On 29 September 1989, the creation of Bongaigaon district was declared by the [[Government of Assam]].

==Geography==
Bongaigaon is located at {{Coord|26.47|N|90.57|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Bongaigaon.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bongaigaon]</ref> It has an average elevation of 54 metres (177 feet).

==Population==
As of 2011 India census,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/143-bongaigaon.html | title=Census 2011 | publisher=census2011.co.in | accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref> [[Bongaigaon|Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration (UA)]] had a population of 1,09,810. [[Hinduism]] is the major religion in the town. [[Bongaigaon]] has an average literacy rate of 70.44%.with male literacy of 75.48% and female literacy of 65.18%.

Most of the residents are engaged in agriculture and a minority in service sector.

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120523205241/http://icssr.org/Bongaigaon.pdf]
*[http://censusindia.gov.in/towns/asm_towns.pdf]

[[Category:Bongaigaon]]
[[Category:Local government in Assam]]
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