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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hailakandi Town<br />
| other_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --><br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
| image_skyline = Hailakandi Town symbol.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Hailakandi Town<br />
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.68|N|92.57|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]]<br />
| established_title = District created<br />
| established_date = 1 October 1989<br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = Hailakandi Municipality Board<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 1327<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 21<br />
| population_total = 33637(census of 2011)<br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = 497<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Religion"/><br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]])<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = Most spoken language<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 788155<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91 - (0) 03844<br />
| registration_plate = AS-24<br />
| website = {{URL|https://hailakandi.assam.gov.in/}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
| official_name = Hailakandi Municipal Board<br />
}}<br />
'''Hailakandi''' ({{IPA|bn|hai̯laːkandi}}), is a town and the district headquarters of [[Hailakandi district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]]. Hailakandi is located at {{Coord|24.68|N|92.57|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Hailakandi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hailakandi]</ref><br />
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==Demography==<br />
[[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]) are the official languages of this place.<ref name="BnOff">{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html |title=Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley |agency=Press Trust of India |date=9 September 2014 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195116/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Meitei">{{Cite news |last=Purkayastha |first=Biswa Kalyan |date=24 February 2024 |title=Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-recognises-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-four-districts-101708770769105.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><br />
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{{Pie chart <br />
|thumb = right<br />
|caption = Religions in Hailakandi Town (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref><br />
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]<br />
|value1 = 67.26<br />
|color1 = DarkOrange<br />
|label2 = [[Islam]]<br />
|value2 = 31.77<br />
|color2 = Green<br />
|label3 = [[Christianity]]<br />
|value3 = 0.23<br />
|color3 = Blue<br />
|label4 = Others<br />
|value4 = 0.74<br />
|color4 = Black}}<br />
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According to the 2011 census, Hailakandi had a population of 33,637. Most of the people in the town follow [[Hinduism]], with significant followers of [[Islam]] and a small [[Christians|Christian]] population.<ref name="Religion"/><br />
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== Educational institutions ==<!---♦♦♦ Only add a college to this list if it already has its own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <br />
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*[[Srikishan Sarda College]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Hailakandi Airfield]]<br />
* [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Stadium]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{URL|https://hailakandi.assam.gov.in/|Hailakandi District Official Website}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070626175831/http://www.hailakandi.nic.in/map.htm Map of Hailakandi]<br />
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[[Category:Hailakandi| ]]<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Hailakandi district]]<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Cachar district]]</div>
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