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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kokrajhar}}
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'''Kokrajhar district''' is an administrative [[districts of Assam|district]] in [[Bodoland|Bodoland Territorial Region]] of [[Assam]]. It is predominantly inhabited by the [[Bodo people|Boro tribe]]. The district has its headquarters located at [[Kokrajhar Town]] and occupies an area of {{cvt|3,169.22|km2}}. It has two civil sub-divisions namely Parbatjhora and Gossaigaon and five revenue circles namely Kokrajhar, Dotma, Bhaoraguri, Gossaigaon and Bagribari.

==History==
Kokrajhar was a part the undivided [[Goalpara]] district. In 1957, under the administration of [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] as the [[Chief Minister of Assam]], three sub-divisions were created one of which was Kokrajhar. This sub-division was made into a district on 1 July 1983.<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>

On 29 September 1989 [[Bongaigaon district]] was created from parts of Kokrajhar and [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]].<ref name="Statoids" />

==Geography==
Kokrajhar district occupies an area of {{convert|3129|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Assam: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1116 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Russia]]'s [[Waigeo Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Waigeo 3,154km2}}</ref>
Kokrajhar district is located on the northern bank of the [[Brahmaputra]] river. It forms the gateway to the [[Seven Sister States]]. Kokrajhar shares its boundary with [[Bongaigaon]] (now known as [[Chirang district|Chirang]]), [[Dhubri]], [[West Bengal]], [[Barpeta]] and [[Bhutan]]. Part of the district is made up of [[Manas National Park]].

==Economy==
[[File:A collage of vegetables spices puthimari growing in Kokrajhar.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Agriculture in Kokrajhar district]]
In 2006 the Indian government named Kokrajhar one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="brgf" /> It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are four [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] constituencies in this district: Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar West, Kokrajhar East, and Sidli.<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> All but Gossaigaon are designated for [[scheduled tribe]]s.<ref name="ceo1" /> All four are in the [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar 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==
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Kokrajhar district (2011)<ref name=drk>[http://www.icssr.org/Kokrajhar.pdf District Report - KOKRAJHAR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329065523/http://www.icssr.org/kokrajhar.pdf |date=29 March 2017 }} Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|59.64}}
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{{historical populations|11=1901|12=79,378|13=1911|14=1,03,171|15=1921|16=1,30,947|17=1931|18=1,51,581|19=1941|20=1,74,060|21=1951|22=1,90,164|23=1961|24=2,70,930|25=1971|26=4,16,996|27=1991|28=7,44,609|29=2001|30=8,43,243|31=2011|32=8,87,142|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kokrajhar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 887,142,<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.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|280|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kokrajhar has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.63%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.33% and 31.41% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />

The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group but Bodo people form a plurality. Kokrajhar is known as a global center of Bodo culture and language and serves as the capital of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]]. Most of the indigenous communities of Kokrajhar are Hindu, with a small Christian minority and few Muslim Minority belongs to Jharua (Koch Muslim), Goria and Deshi Community, Almost all of the Bengalis are Muslim, while more than 90% of the Santhals are Christian.<ref>Census 2001</ref>

=== Languages ===
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|caption = Languages spoken in Kokrajhar district (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Kokrajhar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] |value1 = 28.39 |color1 = royalblue
|label2 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value2 = 23.78 |color2 = gold
|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 17.78 |color3 = saddlebrown
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value4 = 11.90 |color4 = teal
|label5 = [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] |value5 = 7.62 |color5 = goldenrod
|label6 = [[Rabha language|Rabha]] |value6 = 2.58 |color6 = steelblue
|label7 = [[Hindi]] |value7 = 1.76 |color7 = orange
|label8 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value8 = 1.65 |color8 = pink
|label9 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value9 = 1.42 |color9 = darkslateblue
|label10 = [[Garo language|Garo]] |value10 = 1.21 |color10 = cornflowerblue
|label11 = Others |value11 = 1.91 |color11 = grey
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According to the 2011 census, 28.39% of the population spoke [[Boro language (India)|Boro]], 23.78% [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 17.78% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 11.9% [[Santali language|Santali]], 7.62% [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]], 2.58% [[Rabha language|Rabha]], 1.76% [[Hindi]], 1.65% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 1.42% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] and 1.21% [[Garo language|Garo]] as their first language.

==Flora and fauna==
In 1990 Kokrajhar district became home to [[Manas National Park]], which has an area of {{convert|500|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=25 September 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=23 August 2011 }}</ref> It shares the park with four other districts.

== Notable people ==

*[[Bineshwar Brahma]], poet and author
*[[Upendranath Brahma]], Bodo leader
*[[Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary]], IPS officer, director general of [[National Security Guards]] and [[Border Security Force]], former governor of [[Meghalaya]].
*[[Kameshwar Brahma]], writer, president of [[Bodo Sahitya Sabha]] and [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Kalicharan Brahma]] , renowned social and religious reformer of Parbatjhora

==See also==
*[[Bodo people]]
*[[Bodo culture]]
*[[Bodo language]]
*[[Bodo Sahitya Sabha]]
*[[Bodoland]]
*[[Dholmara]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://kokrajhar.nic.in Kokrajhar District Administration site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kokrajhar district
|North = {{flag|Bhutan}}
|Northeast =
|East = [[Chirang district]]
|Southeast = [[Bongaigaon district]]
|South = [[Dhubri district]]
|Southwest = [[Cooch Behar district]], [[West Bengal]]
|West = [[Jalpaiguri district]], [[West Bengal]]
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