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24-572: Tangla is a small town located in Udalguri district in Assam state in India . As of 2011, Tangla is divided into 4 wards, each with a nominated body. Tangla has a total population of 17,183, comprising 8,883 males and 8,300 females. The number of children aged 0-6 number at 1,593. The literacy rate of Tangla is 86.16%, higher than the state average of 72.19%; male literacy is 89.79% while female literacy

48-515: A combination of tax collectors, judges, military commanders, and procurement agents for the central government. Their major revenues came from the trade between Tibet and India and from land taxes. It is believed that the death of Ngawang Namgyal in 1651 was concealed for some 50 years as authorities sought his reincarnation as successor. At first the system persisted, however the Druk Desi gradually gained political power and civil wars ensued. Once

72-515: A reincarnation was found, the Druk Desi was unwilling to part with his acquired power, and the power of the Zhabdrung gradually declined. Similarly, the Druk Desi also lost control over the local rulers and penlops. The country devolved into several semi-independent regions under the control of penlops. In practice, the Zhabdrung was often a child under the control of the Druk Desi, and regional penlops often administered their districts in defiance of

96-420: A thirteenth-century dzong, in the spring, summer, and fall. The winter capital was at Punakha , a dzong established northeast of Thimphu in 1527. The kingdom was divided into three regions (east, central, and west), each with an appointed penlop (governor), holding a seat in a major dzong. Districts were headed by dzongpens (district officers), who had their headquarters in lesser dzongs. The penlops were

120-502: Is 82.28%. Languages spoken in Tangla (2011) The 2011 census recorded Bengali as the most spoken language with 8,231 speakers, followed by Assamese at 5,431, Hindi was spoken by 2,030 people and Bodo 984. 6,229 people were engaged in work or business activity. There are a number of tea gardens located nearby and Tangla is the nearest commercial access point for them. Before 1950, most of them were owned by British tea companies. Tangla

144-566: Is a part of Mangaldai Lok Sabha Constituency . Biswajit Daimary is the present MLA from 64 No. Paneri LAC. The town is well connected to the rest of the state by the Mangaldai-Bhutiachang (MB Road/State Highway 4), allowing access to the National Highway 52 at Mangaldai . Trains from Tangla railway station travel to Kamakhya , New Jalpaiguri , Dekargaon , Rangiya and Naharlagun . There are also buses going to

168-463: Is also a presence of sizeable Nepali speaking Gorkha community with estimated 5% of the district's population thinly scattered across the Udalguri district. Hindus are the largest group in the district, making up 612,425 which is 73.64% of the population. There are also 110,215 Christians (13.25%) and 108,319 Muslims (12.66%) in the district. Languages of Udalguri district (2011) According to

192-619: The Bodoland Territorial Region of the state of Assam in Northeastern India . Udalguri town is the headquarters of the district. The name Udalguri, denotes a place surrounding the Udal tree (Udal, meaning a tree and Guri meaning surrounding area). Some authors are of the opinion that the name of the place became Udalguri as there was a hermitage of a sage named Uddalak Muni. Yet, another source mentions that

216-754: The Bodos and Ravas . and also to weave their dyed silk in the villages, the final product was later sold in Monpa villages in present Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet. Under the Darrang Raja, an officer named Guntia Baruah was appointed to manage the transaction with the Bhutias who handed it over to the Borphukan at Guwahati , the Bhutias appointed Dzongpon to do the same. According to Bhutanese chronicles,

240-680: The Bornadi River and Dhansiri River . The Duar that falls under the Udalguri district are the Buriguma Dooar and Killing Dooars. In older times, Udalguri acted as a trading point between Assam and Tsona city in Tibet (now China ). The route passed through the Nyamjang Chu and Tawang Chu rivers via Trashigang and Dewangiri . The Monpas of Tibet would visit Tangla and Udalguri to acquire silk known as Alaine from

264-413: The 2011 census, 26.90% of the population speaks Boro , 22.62% Assamese , 19.43% Bengali , 7.88% Sadri , 5.60% Nepali , 2.79% Santali , 2.64% Odia , 2.08% Kurukh , 1.66% Hindi , 1.57% Mundari and 1.45% Bhojpuri as their first language. This district is bounded by Bhutan and West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh state in the north, Sonitpur district in the east, Darrang district in

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288-664: The Druk Desi. The Constitution of Bhutan , enacted in 2008, confirms Bhutan's commitment to the dual system of government . However the title "Druk Desi" never appears in the constitution, and all administrative powers are vested in the Druk Gyalpo and civilian offices directly. Furthermore, the Druk Gyalpo appoints the Je Khenpo on advice of the Five Lopons (learned masters), and the democratic constitution itself

312-710: The activities of the Duars. In 1841, the British East company removed the Bhutanese influence and the area was later merged to undivided Darrang district of Assam of the Indian Union in 1949. This district was formed on June 14, 2004 as one of the four districts under the Bodoland Territorial Council . This district was carved out by bifurcating Darrang district . The territory of

336-565: The civil administrative branch headed by the Druk Desi. Both the Je Khenpo and Druk Desi were under the nominal authority of the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, a reincarnation of Ngawang Namgyal. The Druk Desi was either a monk or a member of the laity —by the nineteenth century, usually the latter; he was elected for a three-year term, initially by a monastic council and later by the State Council ( Lhengye Tshokdu ). The State Council

360-651: The office of Druk Desi was established by the Zhabdrung Rinpoche , Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century under the dual system of government . Having fled sectarian persecution in Tibet, Ngawang Namgyal established the Drukpa Lineage as the state religion. Under the Bhutanese system, the powers of the government were split between the religious branch headed by the Je Khenpo of the Drukpa Lineage and

384-406: The population respectively. The district is multi-ethnic and multi-religious in nature. Bodos forms the largest ethnic group in the district with 31.76% of the district's population. Other ethnic groups with significant population are Adivasi community with almost 23.12% and Bengali Muslims with 12% of the district's population. Assamese and Bengali Hindus resides mainly in urban areas. There

408-416: The present district was earlier Udalguri sub-division of the undivided district. There are Hindu, Christians and Muslim population living together in the district. This was a very peaceful place till mid 80s but various communal clashes took place from time to time. Late Jojaram Sharma was one of the prominent India freedom fighters from Assam lived here. Other than the multitude of culture and tradition of

432-710: The region till the east in Killing Duars fell under the authority of the Bhutias in 1189. From the early 17th-century present-day Udalguri district was governed jointly by the Druk Desi ( Dzongkha : འབྲུག་སྡེ་སྲིད་) of Bhutan and the Sutamla of the Ahom kingdom . Under the Bhutan government, it was under the authority of Tongso Penlop who appointed Subah who in turn appointed Laskar, Mondol or Uzir to look after

456-449: The rest of the state. Tangla is among the top educational hubs of lower Assam, delivering positions in HSLC and ASHEC . "Tangla CHC Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Thirty Bedded Govt Hospital" is the nearest hospital of the town. A government run veterinary hospital is also located nearby. Udalguri district Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri), also known as Odalguri, is a district in

480-1108: The south and Tamulpur district in the west. Area of the district is 1852.16 km . Odalguri is the largest town in Udalguri district. Other towns include Tangla , Rowta , Mazbat, Kalaigaon , Paneri, Khairabari and Bhergaon. In 1990, Udalguri district became home to Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary , which has an area of 26.22 km (10.1 sq mi). It shares the park with four other districts. Animals like elephants, Hog Deer, Tiger, Wild Boar, Civet, etc. are found. Birds like Bengal Florican, Black-necked Stork, Greater Adjudant Stork, Pallas's Fishing Eagle and Reptiles such as King Cobra, Python, Paradise Flying Snake, Lessemys Punctate, etc. can also be found. The district has two sub-divisions: Udalguri and Bhergaon. These two sub-divisions are further divided into 5 revenue circles: Udalguri, Majbat, Harisinga , Kalaigaon , Khoirabari . Three Vidhan Sabha constituencies of this district are Paneri , Majbat, and Udalguri. All of these are part of Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency . Apart from these three Legislative Assembly constituencies, majority of

504-447: The various ethnic communities, the district has several tourist places. Some of the important ones are, According to the 2011 census Udalguri district's population is 831,668, an increase of 9.8% over 2001. The literacy rate is 66.6% and the gender ratio is 966. There are 449 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,160/sq mi). 4.52% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.55% and 32.15% of

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528-723: The villages under Kalaigaon Legislative Assembly Constituency and a few villages fall under the Borsola Legislative Assembly Constituency fall in Udalguri District. While Kalaigaon LAC is a part of Mangaldai Lok Sabha Constituency and Borsola LAC is a part of Tezpur Lok Sabha Constituency . Dhansiri Irrigation Project, the largest irrigation project in the region is situated in Udalguri. 26°44′42.72″N 92°05′46.32″E  /  26.7452000°N 92.0962000°E  / 26.7452000; 92.0962000 Druk Desi In Bhutan ,

552-509: The word has origins in the Boro language. From the Bodo words ordla and gundri , the name became Ordlagundri > Ordlagundi > Odalguri > Ugalguri . Bodo people still pronounce the name as Odalguri. In Bodo language ordla means wide and spacious and gundri means powdered object. Udalguri district falls under Darrang Duars which includes the region between

576-402: Was a central administrative organ that included regional rulers, the Zhabdrung's chamberlains, and the Druk Desi. In time, the Druk Desi came under the political control of the State Council's most powerful faction of regional administrators. The Zhabdrung was the head of state and the ultimate authority in religious and civil matters. The seat of central government was at Thimphu , the site of

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