20-607: Udalguri is a small 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 . Religion in Udalguri town (2011) As per 2011 census, population of Udalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Udalguri town was 88.33%. Languages spoken in Udalguri (2011) Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo
40-556: Is a district in 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
60-407: 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
80-570: Is an autonomous council for the Bodoland Territorial Region established under 6th Schedule of The Constitution of India according to the Memorandum of Settlement between Bodoland Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) and Government of India and Government of Assam. The BTC has 40 elected members and an additional six members that are appointed by the Governor of Assam. The area under the BTC jurisdiction
100-1051: Is officially called the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD). The region falls within the geographical map of the least developed region in India. The agro-based economy is the only source of livelihood of the people. Industrialisation and other employment opportunities are scant. The Bodoland Territorial Council is headed by a Speaker and the executive committee is chaired by a Chief Executive Member , currently Pramod Boro . The BTC consists of five contiguous districts — Kokrajhar , Baksa , Udalguri , Chirang , Tamulpur — carved out of seven existing districts — Kokrajhar , Bongaigaon , Barpeta , Nalbari , Kamrup , Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 8970 km (11% of Assam land area i.e. 78,438 km ) comprising various protected tribal belts and blocks in Assam . Its establishment
120-409: Is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405. Udalguri is the main railway station of Udalguri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone . Udalguri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency) . Udalguri district Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri), also known as Odalguri,
140-754: 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,
160-680: 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
180-413: 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
200-677: The Chief Executive Member. However, between April 2020 and December 2020, all executive and legislative functions were exercised by a principal secretary acting on behalf of the Governor of Assam . In April 2020, Siddharth Singh has been appointed as the Principal Secretary of Bodoland Territorial Council, while Rajesh Prasad was posted as the administrator. join bjp The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro, became
220-710: 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
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#1732779546503240-460: The area, roads, ferries, bridges, sanitation, employment and income and general taxes for the maintenance of schools and roads. No party has won a majority in the elections in the December 2020 council election with BPF emerging as the single largest party. On 13 December 2020, the UPPL, BJP and GSP agreed to form the next executive. Executive power is vested in an executive committee led by
260-406: 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
280-416: 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
300-710: 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
320-1108: 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
340-447: 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
360-807: 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 Bodoland Territorial Council NEDA (33) Opposition (9) The Bodoland Territorial Council ( BTC )
380-509: 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
400-895: Was under the Amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India . The BTC was constituted in 2003 and the first elections were held in 2005. The executive and legislative powers of the Bodoland Territorial Council are derived from the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and the 2003 and 2020 Bodoland Peace Agreements. The powers and competencies of the council are as follows: The Bodoland Territorial Council to levy taxes, fees and tolls on; buildings and land, animals, vehicles, boats, entry of goods into
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