Biswanath (IPA: ˌbɪswəˈnɑːθ ˈtʃɑːrɪˌælɪ) is an administrative

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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 ...

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. It is one of newly created district in the year by 2015, declared by Assam Chief Minister

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on 15 August 2015. The district is created amalgamating

Gohpur Gohpur (IPA: ˌgəʊəˈpʊə) is a town and headquarter of Gohpur sub-division in Biswanath district in the Indian state of Assam. It is a historical place of Assam, where the famous freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was born. The current MLA fro ...

and most part of Biswanath Sub division on earlier

Sonitpur district Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur. Etymology The name of the is derived from a mythological story fo ...

. The district is bounded by

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

on north,

Golaghat Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...

Brahmaputra river The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

on the south,

Lakhimpur district Lakhimpur district ( ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarter is located at North Lakhimpur. The district is bounded on the North by Siang and Papumpare districts of Arunachal Pradesh and on the Eas ...

on the east and

on the west. The administrative headquarter is located at

Biswanath Chariali Biswanath Chariali (IPA: ˌbɪswəˈnɑːθ ˈtʃɑːrɪˌælɪ) is a city and a municipal board in Biswanath district in the state of Assam, India. This city is the district headquarters of Biswanath district, which was created on 15 August 201 ...

History

The major part of Biswanath district formed a part of the

Chutiya kingdom The Chutia Kingdom (also Sadiya) was a late medieval state that developed around Sadiya in present Assam and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh."(T)he Chutiyas seem to have assumed political power in Sadiya and contiguous areas falling ...

until it was annexed in the 16th century by the Ahoms. The western part of the district was under the rule of independent Bhuyan chieftains. The border between the Chutia kingdom and Bhuyan principalities were marked by the Dikarai and the Ghiladhari rivers. The Chutia kings built many forts in the region which included the Buroi fort (near Nyishi hills) and the Pratapgarh fort built by king Pratap Narayan.

Administration

; Headquarter :

; Name of Sub-Divisions :

; Name of Revenue Circles/ Tehsils :

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; Name of Development(C.D.) Blocks : * Pub-Chaiduar Development Block * Chaiduar Development Block * Behali Development Block * Baghmora Development Block * Biswanath Development Block * Sakomotha development Block * Sotea Development Block ; Name of Police Stations : * Gohpur Police Station * Helem Police Station * Behali Police Station * Ginjia Police Station * Biswanath Chariali Police Station * Sootea Police Station * Hawajan Police Outpost * Borgang Police Outpost ; Number of Villages : 832 ; Names of Towns : Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur ; Name of Town Committees : Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Biswanath district has a population of 612,491. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 43,763 (7.15%) and 93,174 (15.21%) of the population respectively. As of the 2011 census, Hindus made up 514,259 (83.96%), while Muslims made up 52,155 (8.52%) and Christians (6.92%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 34.06% of the population speaks Assamese, 13.56%

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, 8.58%

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, 7.93% Nepali, 7.23%

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, 7.09% Mising, 6.76%

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, 3.41% Mundari, 2.56% Karbi and 1.84%

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as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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Railway Station

# Dubia # Gohpur # Brahmajan # Helem # Niz Borgang # Monabari # Viswanath Chariali # Niz Sotea

References

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External links

Official website
Districts of Assam 2015 establishments in Assam