Mangaldai (); also spelt Mangaldoi is a small town in the Indian

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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 ...

. It was named after Mangaldahi, who was the daughter of the Rajah of Darrang and was married to Susenghphaa (), (also Pratap Singha), a ruler of the Ahom kingdom. Mangaldoi serves as the administrative headquarters of

Darrang district Darrang () 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. History No definitive records about Darrang are available for the pre-med ...

. The town is located about 70 km East of the

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

, capital city of

.Many public shopping malls like Bazaar India, Reliance Trends, Bazaar Kolkata,Peter England and much more upcoming international and national marketing chains are upcoming in and around the town

Geography

Mangaldoi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Situated at the north bank of

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 ...

, the city is approximately 68 km from

and 94.1 km from

Tezpur Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities with a population exceeding 100, ...

Demographics

India

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, Mangaldoi had a population of 36,993 (including Gerimari). Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Mangaldoi had an average literacy rate of 92.57%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 94.95%, and female literacy was 90.09%. In Mangaldoi, 11% of the population was below 6 years of age. The population is largely heterogeneous consisting Assamese, Bengali, Marwadi, Bihari, Punjabi communities. The town has a Hindu majority.

Language

Assamese is the most spoken language at 21,161 speakers, followed by Bengali at 3,767 and Hindi at 614.

Education

Assam Skill University Assam Skill University is a public state university located at Mangaldai, Darrang district, Assam, India. The university was established by ''The Assam Skill University Act, 2020'' which was passed by the Assam Legislative Assembly on 3 September ...

located in Mangaldai. It has a good number of schools and colleges, including

Sankardev Sishu Niketan Shankardev Sishu Niketan is a well known school located in Baruapara, Ward No.4, Mangaldai Darrang District, Assam. This school is run by the Shishu Shiksha Samiti, Assam; a state-level affiliate committee of Vidya Bharati Vidya Bharati (sh ...

, Don Bosco High School, North East Academy, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Kendriya Vidyalaya Mangaldai, Mangaldai Govt H S School,

Mangaldai College Mangaldai College, established in 1951, is an institution and one of the oldest undergraduate, coeducational college situated at Mangaldai in Darrang district, of Assam. This institute was established in the year 1951 with the pioneering effort ...

, Mangaldai B. Ed. College, and Mangaldai Commerce College. Other newly established schools are Gurukul Group of Educational Wing, Jack and Jill English School, Gyan Sagar Academy, Ranjit Sarma Academy and Brilliant Academy.

Governance

Mangaldoi is part of

Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency) Mangaldoi is a Lok Sabha constituency in the Indian state of Assam. Assembly segments Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results General election 2019 ...

Basanta Das Basanta Das is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam. He has been elected to Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the ca ...

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

is the present MLA of Mangaldoi.

Dilip Saikia Dilip Saikia is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Mangaldoi in Assam in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently the nation ...

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

is the present MP of Mangaldoi.

References

External links

*{{official, http://www.mangaldoi.in Cities and towns in Darrang district