Chirang district | |
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 Dewkurapaar market inBijni | |
.svg) Location in Assam | |
 Chirang district | |
| Coordinates (Kajalgaon):26°35′N90°37′E / 26.58°N 90.61°E /26.58; 90.61 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Assam |
| Territorial Region |  Bodoland |
| Established | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Kajalgaon |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kokrajhar (shared with Kokrajhar district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Sidli,Bijni |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,169.9 km2 (451.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 482,162 |
| • Density | 412.14/km2 (1,067.4/sq mi) |
| Boro | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | 27 |
| Notable educational institutions | |
| Website | chirang |
Chirang district is an administrativedistrict in theBodoland Territorial Region ofAssam state in theNorth-East of India.[1]
The word "Chirang" has derived fromGaro word – "chi" means water and "rang" means "rain".[2] It may also be a copy ofTsirang District of neighbouringBhutan. On the other hand, most of the people regarded the word Chirang is derived from the Bodo word Chirang or Sirang. Si means life and Rang means Money.
Chirang district falls under theEastern Duars which includes the region between theSankosh River and theManas River. Guma,Bijni and Chirang Dooars are three important Dooars in Chirang district.[3]
From early 17th-century present-day Chirang district was under the control ofKingdom of Bhutan,[4] till theDuar Wars in 1865 whenBritish removed the Bhutanese influence and later the areas were merged toundivided Goalpara district of theIndian Union in 1949.
TheDruk Desi (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་སྡེ་སྲིད་) ofBhutan appointedParoPenlop to look after the Duars, who in turn appointed local people asSubah or Laskar, below this was an officer called Kamta who was appointed directly by the Deb Raja of Bhutan.[5]
It is a relatively new district in theBodoland Territorial Region ofAssam. Chirang district has been carved out fromBongaigaon district in 2004.[6] Sirang was an area which is covered by valuable soil, plants, trees, flora and fauna or the things which are necessary for human life. Thus, it is a place which is important for human life or the place which is just like money or valuable for life and is later come to know Si + Rang = Sirang. After some time, the word articulated to Chirang from Sirang. And thus, the word Sirang is latter known as Chirang.[citation needed]
Chirang is located in the lower part ofAssam.It is located between longitudes 26.58°N (North) 90.61°E(East). The Chirang region has a plain geology. It additionally has undulating regions and the northern pieces of the area lie on the lower regions ofBhutan that has somewhat higher height, which is diminishing towards the southern pieces of the locale. The four sorts of soil found here areEntisols,Inceptisols,Alfisols andUltisols. The region goes under LowerBrahmaputra Valley Agro-Climatic Zone. The environment is sub-tropical in nature with warm and sticky summer followed by dry and cool winter. The pre and post-storm months are eccentric and experience whimsical precipitation.Champabati River,Aie River andManas River move through the area and join the Brahmaputra Waterway. Numerous different feeders, little creeks and streams course through locale.[citation needed]
National protected area-
Flora and fauna-
In 1990 Chirang district became home toManas National Park, which has an area of 500 km2 (193.1 sq mi).[7] It shares the park with four other districts.
Chirang has a moderate climate. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Chirang is 33° (degrees)and there is about 248 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 282 days a year with an averagehumidity of 42% and an UV-index.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 37,523 | — |
| 1911 | 48,731 | +2.65% |
| 1921 | 61,885 | +2.42% |
| 1931 | 71,977 | +1.52% |
| 1941 | 82,972 | +1.43% |
| 1951 | 90,797 | +0.91% |
| 1961 | 165,829 | +6.21% |
| 1971 | 247,085 | +4.07% |
| 1991 | 437,288 | +2.90% |
| 2001 | 433,061 | −0.10% |
| 2011 | 482,162 | +1.08% |
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According to the2011 census Chirang district has apopulation of 482,162,[10] roughly equal to the nation ofSuriname.[11] This gives it a ranking of 547th in India (out of a total of640).[10] The district has a population density of 244 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) .[10] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.26%.[10] Chirang has asex ratio of 969females for every 1000 males,[10] and aliteracy rate of 64.71%. 7.33% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.29% and 37.06% of the population respectively.[10]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 66.50% | |||
| Islam | 22.66% | |||
| Christianity | 10.32% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.52% | |||
Hindus are the largest with 66.50%,good amount ofBodos do followBathouism but there is no official data predicting their numbers, they are counted underHindus. Muslims are second with 22.66%.[12]
According to the 2011 census, 37.83% of the population spokeBoro, 28.86%Bengali, 17.66%Assamese, 4.73%Santali, 4.22%Rajbongshi, 2.51%Nepali, 1.11%Kurukh and 1.06%Hindi as their first language.[13]
Gelephu, India-Bhutan International border Gelephu, India-Bhutan crossing Gelephu is 41 km fromKajalgaon, the headquarter of Chirang, 7 km fromBongaigaon, 340 km fromSiliguri.[14]
The district has a headquarters inKajalgaon.There are 479 revenue villages in the district.
Major Towns-
Township-
Villages-
The district has numerous colleges and higher educational institute.[16]
Notable colleges-
All the college's and higher educational institutions are Affiliated toBodoland University.
Suriname 491,989 July 2011 est.
Places adjacent to Chirang district | |
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