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| Settlement type | District of Assam |
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Kamrup Metropolitan district is one of the 35 districts in Assam state in north-eastern India. It was carved out of the erstwhile undivided Kamrup district in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority area. Dispur Legislative Assembly Constituency in Guwahati Metro district with 3.53 lakh voters is the largest constituency in Assam.[1]
History
It was created on 3 February 2003 by bifurcating the erstwhile Kamrup district.[2]
The Government of Assam, during the Chief-ministership of Tarun Gogoi, had proposed to bifurcate it further and create a new district, named East Kamrup. In 2016, the process of creation of the district was started.[3] But later that year, the process of creation was stopped midway due to lack of infrastructure.[4]
Geography
Administrative headquarters of Kamrup Metropolitan district is at Guwahati city.[5] The district occupies an area of 1527.84 km².
Climate
Demographics
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Population
According to the 2011 census Kamrup Metropolitan district has a population of 1,253,938,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Estonia[7] or the US state of New Hampshire.[8]} This gives it a ranking of 384th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of Template:Convert. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.95%. Kamrup Metropolitan has a sex ratio of 922 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.66%. 82.70% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.12% and 5.99% of the population respectively.[6]
Religion
As of the 2011 census, 84.89% of the population are Hindus, Muslims are 12.05%, Christians are 1.50% and Jains are 0.74% of the population.[9]
Language
Template:Pie chart At the time of the 2011 census, 57.87% of the population spoke Assamese, 20.50% Bengali, 10.45% Hindi, 2.39% Nepali, 1.66% Boro and 1.55% Karbi as their first language.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Kamrup(Metro) plan to increase voters' turnout.
- ↑ Districts of India, Law, Gwillim(2011-09-25). Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Assam issues notification to form new administrative districts. Business Standard India(2016-01-27). Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ Revocation of East Kamrup, South Kamrup districts begins - Sentinelassam, Desk, Sentinel Digital. The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ Home page. Kamrup Metropolitan district website. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 District Census Handbook: Kamrup Metropolitan. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India(2011).
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam. census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India(2011).
- ↑ Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India(2011).