Odalguri

Coordinates: 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962
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Udalguri
Town
Udalguri is located in Assam
Udalguri
Udalguri
Location in Assam, India
Udalguri is located in India
Udalguri
Udalguri
Udalguri (India)
Coordinates: 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962
CountryIndia
StateAssam
DistrictUdalguri district
Government
 • BodyUdalguri Municipal Board
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,279
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
784509
Telephone code03711 XXXXXX
Vehicle registrationAS-27
Websiteudalguri.assam.gov.in

Udalguri (also spelt Odalguri) is a town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.

Geography[edit]

Odalguri is located at 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962.[1] It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 ft).

Demographics[edit]

Religion in Odalguri town (2011)[2]

  Hindu (88.88%)
  Christian (9.27%)
  Muslim (1.67%)
  others (0.18%)

As per 2011 census, population of Odalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Odalguri town was 88.33%.

Language[edit]

Languages spoken in Odalguri (2011)[3]

  Assamese (49.67%)
  Bengali (17.00%)
  Bodo (15.97%)
  Hindi (9.20%)
  others (9.16%)

Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.

Transport[edit]

Udalguri is the main railway station of Odalgiri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Politics[edit]

Odalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Odalguri
  2. ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Population By Mother Tongue". Archived from the original (XLSX) on 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

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