Darrang district

Darrang (Pron: ˌdəˈræŋ or dæˈræŋ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Mangaldoi. The district occupies an area of 1585 km2.

Darrang district
District
Darrang district's location in Assam
Country India
StateAssam
DivisionNorth Assam
HeadquartersMangaldoi
Area
 • Total1,585 km2 (612 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total928,500
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Websitehttp://darrang.gov.in/

History

In the 16th century, Darrang was subject to the Koch king Kamata kingdom, Nara Narayan, and on the division of his dominions among his heirs, Darrang became a part of Koch Hajo. Early in the 17th century the raja Bali Narayan invoked the aid of the Ahoms of Upper Assam against the Mughal invaders; after his defeat and death in 1637 the Ahoms dominated the whole district. About 1785 the Darrang rajas took advantage of the decay of the Ahom kingdom to try and re-establish their independence, but they were defeated by a British expedition in 1792, and in 1826 Darrang, with the rest of Assam, passed under British control.[1]

In 1984 Sonitpur district was formed from part of Darrang.[2] This was repeated on 14 June 2004 with the creation of Udalguri district.[2]

Geography

Darrang district occupies an area of 1,585 square kilometres (612 sq mi).[3]

National protected area

Divisions

There are four Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Kalaigaon, Sipajhar, Mangaldoi, and Dalgaon.[4] Mangaldoi is designated for scheduled castes.[4] All four are in the Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Darrang district has a population of 928,500,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[7] or the US state of Delaware.[8] This gives it a ranking of 463rd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 586 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,520/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.51%.[6] Darrang has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 63.08%.[6]

597,392 (64.33%) are Muslims, 327,322 (34.87%) are Hindus and 16,880 (0.18%) are Christians.[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190199,002—    
191198,758−0.02%
1921110,391+1.12%
1931139,089+2.34%
1941188,189+3.07%
1951233,607+2.19%
1961310,321+2.88%
1971404,961+2.70%
1991618,653+2.14%
2001759,858+2.08%
2011928,500+2.02%
source:[10]

Language

In Darrang district, as per the latest census record, Assamese speaking people number is 4,57,696 constituting (49.29%) of the district and the Bengali speaking population is 4,50,233 constituting (48.49%) as per 2011 census report.

Flora and fauna

It is home to Orang National Park, which it shares with Sonitpur district. Orang was established in 1999 and has an area of 79 km2 (30.5 sq mi).[11]

References
  1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Darrang". Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 837.
  2. Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Assam: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1116. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Delaware 897,934
  9. "Demographic Features of the District". Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  10. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  11. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Assam". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.


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