Bijni is a town in
Chirang district
Chirang District is an administrative district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam state in the North-East of India.
History
It is a relatively new district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. Chirang district has been carved ...
under the jurisdiction of
Bodoland Territorial Council
The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) 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 (B ...
which controls the districts of the
Bodoland Territorial Region
The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), informally Bodoland, is an autonomous region and a proposed state in Assam, Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river below the foothills of Bhutan and Ar ...
in the state of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
Geography
Bijni is located on the northern bank of Brahmaputra river, at .
It has an average elevation of 53 metres (173 feet).
The main river in Bijni is Dolani, which currently has three bridges over it. The longest of them is the bridge between Bijni and Kawatika. The city is flanked by two bigger tributaries of the
Manas river. The city also has a flyover, which cuts the road between the northern region and southern region.
Demographics
Indian census, Bijni had a population of 13257. Males constitute 50.4% of the population and females 49.6%.
Politics
Bijni
Bijni is a town in Chirang district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the districts of the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.
Geography
Bijni is located on the northern bank of Brahmaputra rive ...
is part of
Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Assembly segments
Kokrajhar Vidhan Sabha constituency is composed of the following as ...
.
See also
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Bijni Vidhan Sabha
References
Cities and towns in Chirang district
Bongaigaon
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