Kamrup Metropolitan district | |
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| Guwahati district | |
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 Interactive map of Kamrup Metropolitan district | |
| Coordinates:26°11′0″N91°44′0″E / 26.18333°N 91.73333°E /26.18333; 91.73333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Lower Assam |
| Headquarters | Guwahati |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Gauhati |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Jalukbari,Dispur,Gauhati East,Gauhati West |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,527.84 km2 (589.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,253,938 |
| • Density | 820.726/km2 (2,125.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Website | https://kamrupmetro.assam.gov.in/ |
Kamrup Metropolitan district is one of the 35districts inAssam state in north-easternIndia. It was carved out of the erstwhileundivided Kamrup district in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of theGuwahati Metropolitan Development Authority area. Dispur Legislative Assembly Constituency in Guwahati Metro district with 3.53 lakh voters is the largest constituency in Assam.[1]
It was created on 3 February 2003 by bifurcating the erstwhileKamrup district.[2]
TheGovernment of Assam, during the Chief-ministership ofTarun Gogoi, had proposed to bifurcate it further and create a new district, named East Kamrup. In 2016, the process of creation of the district was started.[3] But later that year, the process of creation was stopped midway due to lack of infrastructure.[4]
Administrative headquarters of Kamrup Metropolitan district is atGuwahati city.[5] The district occupies an area of 1527.84 km².
| Climate data for Guwahati | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 33 (91) | 38 (100) | 40 (104) | 38 (100) | 40 (104) | 37 (99) | 37 (99) | 37 (99) | 35 (95) | 32 (90) | 28 (82) | 40 (104) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 27 (81) | 24 (75) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10 (50) | 12 (54) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 21 (70) | 16 (61) | 11 (52) | 19 (66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5 (41) | 6 (43) | 6 (43) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 18 (64) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 15 (59) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | 5 (41) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) | 12.8 (0.50) | 57.7 (2.27) | 142.3 (5.60) | 248.0 (9.76) | 350.1 (13.78) | 353.6 (13.92) | 269.9 (10.63) | 166.2 (6.54) | 79.2 (3.12) | 19.4 (0.76) | 5.1 (0.20) | 1,717.7 (67.63) |
| Source: wunderground.com[6][failed verification] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 52,351 | — |
| 1911 | 58,160 | +1.06% |
| 1921 | 62,264 | +0.68% |
| 1931 | 68,102 | +0.90% |
| 1941 | 81,183 | +1.77% |
| 1951 | 95,123 | +1.60% |
| 1961 | 216,357 | +8.56% |
| 1971 | 315,404 | +3.84% |
| 1991 | 771,477 | +4.57% |
| 2001 | 1,059,578 | +3.22% |
| 2011 | 1,253,938 | +1.70% |
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According to the2011 census Kamrup Metropolitan district has apopulation of 1,253,938,[8] roughly equal to the nation ofEstonia[9] or the US state ofNew Hampshire.[10]} This gives it a ranking of 384th in India (out of a total of640).[8] The district has a population density of 2,010 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,200/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.95%. Kamrup Metropolitan has asex ratio of 922females for every 1000 males, and aliteracy rate of 88.66%. 82.70% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.12% and 5.99% of the population respectively.[8]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 84.89% | |||
| Islam | 12.05% | |||
| Christianity | 1.50% | |||
| Jainism | 0.74% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.82% | |||
As of the 2011 census, 84.89% of the population areHindus,Muslims are 12.05%,Christians are 1.50% and Jains are 0.74% of the population.[11]
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.87% of the population spokeAssamese, 20.50%Bengali, 10.45%Hindi, 2.39%Nepali, 1.66%Boro and 1.55%Karbi as their first language.[12]
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New Hampshire 1,316,470
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