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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Karimganj district}}<br />
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<!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Karimganj <br />
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| settlement_type = city<br />
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| image_caption = Karimganj Central Bazaar<br />
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India#Asia<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.87|N|92.35|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Karimganj District|Karimganj]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| governing_body = Karimganj Municipality Board<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 13<br />
| population_total = 56,854<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref>{{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=1 August 2019}}</ref><br />
| demographics1_title2 = Regional<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Sylheti]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sylheti |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/syl |website=Ethnologue |access-date=1 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/ASSAM/KARIMGANJ/Karimganj_PINCODE 788710 to 788713]<br />
| registration_plate = AS 10<br />
| website = {{URL|https://karimganj.gov.in/}}<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]<br />
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'''Karimganj ''' is a city in the [[Karimganj District]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]]. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.<br />
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Karimganj city is located at {{Coord|24.87|N|92.35|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/0/Karimganj.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/00/Karimganj.html|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> The area of Karimganj city is 16.09&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has an average elevation of 13&nbsp;metres (42&nbsp;feet).<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj city had a population of 56,854 of which 28,473 are males while 28,381 are females. Children in the age group of 0 to 6 years were 4,946. Karimganj had a literacy rate of 86.35%, out of which male literacy was 87.91% and female literacy was 84.78%. The sex ratio is 996. There were 12,234 households as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Census - Karimganj (MB) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=338318 |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1818_PART_B_DCHB_KARIMGANJ.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Karimganj |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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===Religion===<br />
{{Pie chart <br />
|thumb = right<br />
|caption = Religion in Karimganj 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 = 86.57 <br />
|color1 = Orange<br />
|label2 = [[Islam]]<br />
|value2 = 12.06<br />
|color2 = Green<br />
|label3 = [[Christianity]]<br />
|value3 = 0.63<br />
|color3 = red<br />
|label4 = [[Jainism]]<br />
|value4 = 0.62<br />
|color4 = yellow<br />
|label5 = others<br />
|value5 = 0.12<br />
|color5 = blue}}<br />
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Most of the people in the town follow [[Hinduism]], with significant followers of [[Islam]] and a small [[Christians|Christian]] and [[Jain]] population.<ref name="Religion"/><br />
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==Politics==<br />
Karimganj consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, [[Badarpur, Assam|Badarpur]], [[Patharkandi]], and Ratabari; all of which are part of [[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf <br />
|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies <br />
|access-date=5 October 2008 <br />
|work=Assam <br />
|publisher=Election Commission of India <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf <br />
|archive-date= 4 May 2006 <br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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*[[Dwarka Nath Das]], former MP of [[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimganj]] (1991-1998)<ref>{{cite news |title=Constituency Watch: Which way blow waves of minority and tea workers in Karimganj? |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/constituency-watch-a-cut-throat-triangular-contest-in-karimganj.html |access-date=23 September 2020 |work=Northeast Now |date=17 April 2019}}</ref><br />
*[[Kripanath Mallah]], current MP of [[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimganj]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kripanath Mallah(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Karimganj (Assam) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5897 |website=myneta.info |access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
{{Gallery<br />
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|[[Karimganj Junction railway station]] entrance<br />
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|Karimganj College<br />
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|Ramakrishna Mission Temple<br />
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|Madan Mohan Akhra Temple<br />
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|Kendriya Vidyalaya Karimganj<br />
}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Government Boys' HS School Ground]], the town's cricket ground<br />
* [[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.karimganj.online Karimganj news]<br />
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