Badarpur, Assam

Badarpur
Town
Badarpur
Location in Assam, India
Badarpur
Badarpur (India)
Coordinates: 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E / 24.9; 92.6Coordinates: 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E / 24.9; 92.6
Country  India
State Assam
District Karimganj
Founded by Hazrat Shah Badar
Government
 • Body Badarpur Town Committee
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 33,400
Languages
 • Official Bengali
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS-10

Badarpur (Pron:/ˌbʌdəˈpʊə/) is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India. Badarpur is known as "Rail Shohor" ("Railway Town" in Bengali). The area is also popularly known as "Gateway to the Barak Valley" of Assam. The railway junction under the North Eastern Frontier Railway, the Badarpur Junction is the first railway station in the valley. It was first enacted and introduced by the then British Government under metre gauge rail lines from Badarpur to Lumding in 1898.

Geography

Badarpur is located at 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E / 24.9; 92.6.[1] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet). Badarpur is surrounded by river Barak on the north, Barail hill range in the east and southeast and villages and paddy field in the west

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Badarpur had a population of around 33400 consisting of Town Committee, Railway Township and Chapar Census Town. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Badarpur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 79.5%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As of 28 March 2016, the population of Badarpur stands around 1,50,000.

Politics

Badarpur is part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] At present the MLA of Badarpur is Jamal Uddin Ahmed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Badarpur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2012: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Badarpur Constituency". goassam.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.


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