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Lakhimpur district | |
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 Subansiri river in Lakhimpur | |
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 Lakhimpur district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Upper Assam |
| Headquarters | North Lakhimpur |
| Tehsils | 1.North Lakhimpur, 2.Dhakuakhana, 3. Kadam, 4. Naoboicha, 5.Bihpuria, 6.Narayanpur 7. Subansiri (Ghilamara) |
| Government | |
| • District Commissioner | Sri Pronab Jit Kakoty,ACS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Sri Gunendra Deka, APS |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Tezpur,Lakhimpur |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Bihpuria,Rongonadi,Naoboicha,Lakhimpur,Dhakuakhana |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,277 km2 (879 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,042,137 |
| • Density | 457.7/km2 (1,185/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 78.39 % |
| • Sex ratio | 965 female per 1000 male |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-15 |
| Website | lakhimpur |
Lakhimpur district (/ˌlækɪmˈpʊər/LAK-im-POOR) is an administrativedistrict in the state ofAssam,India. The district headquarters is located atNorth Lakhimpur. It is bounded on the north by the Siang and Papumpare districts ofArunachal Pradesh and on the east by theDhemaji district and the Subansiri River.Majuli District stands on the southern side andBiswanath District is on the western side .
Lakhimpur figures largely in the annals of Assam as the region where tribes from the east first reached theBrahmaputra.[2] The most prominent of them was theChutiya rulers who held the areas of the present district for long, until the outbreak of the Ahom-Chutiya conflict in the 16th century and eventually the area came under the rule of theAhom dynasty. The Ahoms created a new position calledBhatialia Gohain to control the region.[3] The area was later given by Ahoms to theBaro-Bhuyans to rule like feudal lords, as they had helped defeat theChutiya andKachari kingdoms. There was a Chutia principality formed by the king Lakshminarayan in the start of the 15th century upon which the district has been named. The copperplate inscription of a land grant given by the Chutia king in the year 1403 CE in the west of theSubansiri river as well as the ruins between Dhal and Ghagar rivers (near present-day North Lakhimpur town) shows the evidence of the settlement.[citation needed] TheBurmese, who had ruined the native kingdoms, at the end of the 18th century, was in 1826 expelled by theBritish under theTreaty of Yandabo. They placed the southern part of the state, together withSivasagar under the rule ofPurandar Singha; but it was not until 1838 that the whole was taken under direct British Administration.[2]
Lakhimpur district used to have several other districts ofArunachal Pradesh within its fold and was known as theLakhimpur Frontier Tract. After independence, the district contained the present dayDibrugarh district,Tinsukia district andDhemaji district. Its headquarter was atDibrugarh.
In 1971,Dibrugarh district was separated from Lakhimpur.[4] This was repeated on 14 October 1989, with the formation ofDhemaji district.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 73,409 | — |
| 1911 | 92,708 | +2.36% |
| 1921 | 124,296 | +2.98% |
| 1931 | 154,021 | +2.17% |
| 1941 | 188,977 | +2.07% |
| 1951 | 222,883 | +1.66% |
| 1961 | 335,346 | +4.17% |
| 1971 | 480,838 | +3.67% |
| 1991 | 751,517 | +2.26% |
| 2001 | 889,010 | +1.69% |
| 2011 | 1,042,137 | +1.60% |
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According to the2011 census Lakhimpur district has apopulation of 1,042,137,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofCyprus[6] or the US state ofRhode Island.[7] This gives it a ranking of 435th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 457 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,180/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.06%.[1] Lakhimpur has asex ratio of 965females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 78.39%. 8.77% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes make up 7.85% and 23.93% of the population respectively.[1]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 76.49% | |||
| Islam | 18.57% | |||
| Christianity | 4.43% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.51% | |||
Hindus are 76.49%, Muslims are 18.57% and Christians are 4.43% of the population.[8]
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.8% of the population spokeAssamese, 17.64%Mishing, 12.96%Bengali, 2.46%Sadri, 2.35%Nepali, 1.21%Deori and 1.17%Hindi as their first language.[9]
There are fourAssam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Bihpuria, Naoboicha, Lakhimpur, andDhakuakhana.[10] Dhakuakhana is designated forScheduled Tribes.[10] Bihpuria is in theTezpur Lok Sabha constituency, while the other three are in theLakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.[11]
The economy of Lakhimpur is mainly based on agriculture. Lakhimpur was the first district intowhich tea cultivation was introduced by the government, and theAssam Company began operations here in 1840.[2] Major crops are rice, tea, mustard, sugarcane, etc. A small number of SSc and MSc industries[12][13] are located in the district.
The nameLakhimpur was derived from the name "Lakshmipur" which was given by theSutiya king named Lakshminarayan who ruled during the 15th century. Later, it was changed by theBaro-Bhuyans to Lakhimpur, when they were made feudal lords of the region by theAhoms after defeating theSutiya kings and was kept in memory of the land (in present-dayDarrang district), which they lost to the Koch kingdom.
In the year 1996 Lakhimpur district became home to the Bardoibum-BeelmukhWildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi).[14] It shares the park withDhemaji district.
Lakhimpur district occupies an area of 2,277 square kilometres (879 sq mi),[15] comparatively equivalent toIndonesia'sYapen Island.[16]
Located in the North-East corner of the Indian State ofAssam, the district of Lakhimpur lies on the North bank of the riverBrahmaputra. It is bounded on the North by Lower Subansiri and Papumpare Districts of the state ofArunachal Pradesh and on the East byDhemaji District.Majuli, the largest river-island district is on the South andBiswanath District is on the West.[citation needed] TheBrahmaputra is navigable for steamers in all seasons as far asDibrugarh, in the rainy season as far asSadiya; its navigable tributaries within the district are theSubansiri River, Ranganadi, andDikrong River.[2] The exact location of the district is 26.48' and 27.53' Northern latitude and 93.42' and 94.20' East longitude (approx.).
The district has three sub divisions --Dhakuakhana, Narayanpur-Bihpuria and North Lakhimpur (sadar). Lakhimpur district has eight Police stations. viz. North Lakhimpur, Boginadi,Panigaon,Dhakuakhana,Ghilamara, Narayanpur, Laluk andBihpuria.
Forests are mainly tropical rain forest. Important reserved forests includes Ranga Reserve, Kakoi Reserve, Dulung Reserve and Pabho Reserve. Some varieties are Hollokh (Terminalia myriocarpa), Ajhar (Lagerstroemia speciosa), Simolu (Bombax ceiba orSalmalia malabarica), Sum (Machilus), Gomari (Gmelina arborea), Sisu (Dalbergia sissoo), Silikha (Terminalia chebula), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Nahar (Mesua ferrea) etc. Wild elephants, buffaloes, tigers, deer etc. are there in the forests. Varieties of bird species are observed in swampy areas.
The greatSubansiri River has legends of once famous gold washing. But as of now, there is no any major exploration of minerals in the district, except some minor exploration for petroleum by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) nearDhakuakhana.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lakhimpur".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 94.Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
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Lakhimpur travel guide from WikivoyagePlaces adjacent to Lakhimpur district | |
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