| Brahmaputra Valley | |
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| Assam Valley | |
_(4996898562).jpg) Valley of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. | |
 Map of Brahmaputra Valley districts. | |
| Length | 600 km (373 mi) North-East |
| Width | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Assam,India |
| Coordinates | 26°35′54″N92°27′02″E / 26.5983°N 92.4506°E /26.5983; 92.4506 [1] |
TheBrahmaputra Valley (also Assam Valley) is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern Himalayan range ofAssam inNortheastern India.
The valley consists of theWestern Brahmaputra Valley covering the regions ofGoalpara andKamrup; Central Brahmaputra Valley region coveringDarrang,Nagaon and the North Bank and Eastern Brahmaputra Valley comprising districts ofSonitpur,Lakhimpur,Dibrugarh andSivasagar. TheTeesta River inNorth Bengal also drains intoBrahmaputra River.
The Brahmaputra Valley has a total area of 71,516 km2 with containing 30 districts.[2] Brahmaputra Valley with its rainforest-like climate contains some of the most productive soils in the world. The Brahmaputra River flows fromAssam toBangladesh where it meets theGanges River to form theworld's largest delta and finally flows into theBay of Bengal in the south.[3]
The people native to the Brahmaputra Valley areHindus, mostly speaking theAssamese language. The valley is more populous and prosperous than the rest of the region because of its accessibility to the rest of the country. The Brahmaputra Valley has a population of 27,580,977 as per the 2011 census.[4]
The population of the Brahmaputra Valley is 27,580,977 according to the 2011 census report by the Assam government. Assamese is the official language of the Brahmaputra Valley and is spoken by 15.1 million people comprising 55.65% of the valley population. Bengali is spoken by 6.09 million people representing 22.1% of the valley, Hindi is spoken by 2.1 million comprising 7.61% of the region, Bodo is spoken by 1.41 million comprising 5.13% of the valley's population and 2.88 million people speak various indigenous tribal languages of Assam, such asSantali,Karbi,Lalung,Hmar,Deori,Rabha,Mishing,Koch,Rajbangshi, Sadri,Garo,Dimasa, Gondi, Savara,Gorkha, Halam, Ao and Motak.
Out of 27,580,977 people living in the Brahmaputra Valley, a majority of 17,368,618 profess to theHindu faith, a large minority of 8,934,387 people profess to theIslamic faith, 1,107,192 people profess to theChristian faith and around 170,780 people profess to other faiths such asBuddhism,Jainism,Sikhism andAnimism.
The major cities in the valley areGuwahati, the largest city ofNortheast India andDibrugarh, the largest city inUpper Assam.
List of Cities of Brahmaputra Valley by population and other features (2011) -:
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