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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Darrang district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Assam|District]] of [[Assam]]
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| image_caption = Swahid Stambha, [[Patharighat]]
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| seat = [[Mangaldoi]]
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| leader_name1 = [[Sipajhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sipajhar]], [[Mangaldoi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mangaldoi]], [[Dalgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dalgaon]]
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'''Darrang''' ({{IPA-as|dɔrɔŋ}}) is an administrative [[districts of Assam|district]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Mangaldoi]]. The district occupies an [[area]] of 1585 km<sup>2</sup>.

==History==
No definitive records about Darrang are available for the pre-medieval period. According to [[Maheswar Neog]], the Darrang became mentioned only after the uprising of the king [[Nara Narayan]]. It perhaps formed a part of the ancient kingdom of [[Kamarupa]] and with its decline, Darrang at different times might have been under the rule of the [[Chutia Kingdom]], [[Boro people|Bodo people]] and [[Baro-Bhuyan]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darrang,Assam,India|url=http://darrang.nic.in/history.htm|access-date=2020-10-22|website=darrang.nic.in}}</ref>

In the 16th century, Darrang was subject to the [[Kamata Kingdom|Kamata]] king [[Nara Narayan]], and on the division of his dominion among his heirs, Darrang became a part of [[Koch Hajo]]. Early in the 17th century the raja [[Bali Narayan]] invoked the aid of the [[Ahom kingdom|Ahoms]] of [[Upper Assam]] against the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] invaders; after his defeat and death in 1637 the Ahoms dominated the whole district. About 1785 the Darrang rajas took advantage of the decay of the Ahom kingdom to try and re-establish their independence, but they were defeated by a British expedition in 1792, and in 1826 Darrang, with the rest of Assam, passed under British control.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Darrang |volume=7 |page=837}}</ref>

On 28 January 1894, there was a peasant's uprising against the increased land revenue by the [[British Raj]] in [[Patharighat]], a village in Darrang district. In the British response that followed, 140 peasants belonging to both Hindu and Muslim communities died from bullet wounds and another 150 were injured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patharughat martyrs yet to get recognition|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan2816/state053|access-date=2020-10-22|website=The Assam Tribune Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Barua, Deepali, 1944-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31711121|title=Urban history of India : a case study|date=1994|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=81-7099-538-8|edition=1st|location=New Delhi, India|pages=149|oclc=31711121}}</ref>

In 1984 [[Sonitpur district]] was formed from part of Darrang.<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids}}</ref> This was repeated on 14 June 2004 with the creation of [[Udalguri district]].<ref name='Statoids'/>

==Geography==
Darrang district occupies an area of {{convert|1585|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book|title=India 2010: A Reference Annual|last1=Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.)|publisher=Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]]|year=2010|isbn=978-81-230-1617-7|edition=54th|location=New Delhi, India|pages=1116|chapter=States and Union Territories: Assam: Government}}</ref>

===National protected area===
Darrang is home to [[Orang National Park]], which it shares with [[Sonitpur district]]. Orang was established in 1999 and has an area of {{convert|79|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment |title=Protected areas: Assam |url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |access-date=September 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm |archive-date=August 23, 2011 }}</ref> Orang national park is now part of Udalguri and Sonitpur districts.<ref>{{Citation|title=Orang National Park|date=2020-11-08|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orang_National_Park&oldid=987681130|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-11-15}}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are four [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] constituencies in this district: Kalaigaon, Sipajhar, Mangaldoi, and Dalgaon.<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break - up |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.1%20-%20DEOs%20wise%20ACs%20breakup.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website |access-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322074811/http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.1%20-%20DEOs%20wise%20ACs%20breakup.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref> Mangaldoi is designated for [[scheduled caste]]s.<ref name="ceo1"/> All four are in the [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo2">{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break - up |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.2%20-%20PC-wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website |access-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322074903/http://ceoassam.nic.in/Gen_Informations/2.2%20-%20PC-wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Darrang district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 928,500,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est. | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> or the US state of [[Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Delaware 897,934
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 463rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 586|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Darrang has a [[sex ratio]] of 954 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.08%.<ref name=districtcensus/> 93.9% of the population live in rural areas while 6.1% live in urban areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darrang,Assam,India|url=http://darrang.nic.in/demography.htm|access-date=2020-10-22|website=darrang.nic.in}}</ref> Poverty rate of the district stands at 45.5%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASSAM HDR, 2014: POVERTY RATIO IS THE HIGHEST AMONG THE SCHEDULED TRIBES|url=https://www.nezine.com/info/OGJHcGZoZlM2SHp2L2ZiSS83VnM1dz09/assam--hdr,-2014:-poverty-ratio-is-the-highest-among-the-scheduled-tribes.html|access-date=2020-10-22|website=nezine.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.34% and 0.91% of the population respectively.

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=99,002|13=1911|14=98,758|15=1921|16=1,10,391|17=1931|18=1,39,089|19=1941|20=1,88,189|21=1951|22=2,33,607|23=1961|24=3,10,321|25=1971|26=4,04,961|27=1991|28=6,18,653|29=2001|30=7,59,858|31=2011|32=9,28,500|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

===Religions===
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|title=Religions in Darrang district (2011)<ref name=districtcensus/>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|#008000|64.34}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|35.25}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.41}}
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In Darrang district, as per the 2011 census record, Islam is most followed religion with 597,392 adherents i.e (64.34%), while Hinduism is followed by 327,322 i.e 35.25% of the district population.<ref name="districtcensus" />

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Darrang district (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/breaking-news/barpetas-bengali-speaking-population-rises-to-twice-as-that-of-assamese-speaking-people/|title = Barpeta's Bengali Speaking Population rises to twice as that of Assamese speaking People - Sentinelassam|date = 21 July 2018}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value1 = 49.29 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value2 = 48.40 |color2 = saddlebrown
|label3 = Others |value3 = 2.31 |color3 = grey
}}
At the time of the 2011 census, the Assamese-speaking population was 457,696 and the Bengali-speaking population was 449,205.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://darrang.gov.in/ Darrang District's Official Government website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Darrang district
|North = [[Udalguri district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Sonitpur district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Morigaon district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Kamrup district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Assam}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
{{Authority control}}
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