GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT
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| 1 |
Temperature |
Summer average 27.64° C to 31.67° C. |
| Winter average 19.34° to 23.66° C. |
| 2 |
Average Rainfall |
2,400 mm to 3,000 mm per annum. |
| 3 |
Geographical Area |
3,169.22 Sq.Km. |
| 4 |
District Headquarters |
Kokrajhar |
| 5 |
Sub-division |
1. Kokrajhar |
| 2. Gossaigaon |
| 3. Parbatjhora |
| 6 |
Revenue Circles |
5 |
| 7 |
Development Blocks |
11 (Full : 5, Part : 6) |
| 8 |
Panchayats |
134 VCDCs |
| 9 |
Villages |
966 inhabited out of total 1010. |
| 10 |
Population |
8,86,999 as per 2011 census (P). |
| 11 |
Population Density |
280 per Sq.Km. as per 2011 Census (P). |
| 12 |
Sex Ratio |
958 female per 1000 male as per 2011 Census (P). |
| 13 |
Language spoken |
Assamese, Bodo, Bangla, Hindi, Santali and other local dialects. |
| 14 |
Literacy Rate |
66.63% as per 2011 Census (P) |
| 15 |
Longitude |
Within 89°46’ East to 90°38’ East |
| Latitude |
26°19’ North to 26°54’ North. |
Division: Lower Assam
Headquarter: Kokrajhar
Sub-Divisions: 3
Revenue Circles: 5
Development Blocks: 13
Geographical Area: 2287 sq. km
Population: 1892550
Literacy: 71%
Revenue Villages: 960
Panchayats/VCDC: 169
