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Kamrup Metropolitan district
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Kamrup Metropolitan district |
| official_name | Guwahati district | |
| settlement_type | District of Assam | |
| image_skyline | {{Photomontage | |
| size | 250 | |
| photo1a | Kamakhya Temple - DEV 8829.jpg | |
| photo2a | View of Guwahati city from atop Nilachal hill.jpg | |
| image_caption | Top: Kamakhya Temple | |
| Bottom: View of Guwahati from Nilachal Hill | ||
| mapframe | yes | |
| mapframe-point | none | |
| map_caption | Location in Assam | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | ||
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | Assam | |
| subdivision_type2 | Division | |
| subdivision_name2 | Lower Assam | |
| seat_type | Headquarters | |
| seat | Guwahati | |
| leader_title | Lok Sabha constituencies | |
| leader_name | Gauhati | |
| leader_title1 | Vidhan Sabha constituencies | |
| leader_name1 | Jalukbari, Dispur, Gauhati East, Gauhati West | |
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| area_magnitude | -- | |
| dunam_link | ||
| area_total_km2 | 1527.84 | |
| area_blank2_title | ||
| area_blank2_km2 | ||
| area_blank2_ha | ||
| population_total | 1,253,938 | |
| population_as_of | 2011 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| timezone1 | IST | |
| utc_offset1 | +05:30 | |
| iso_code | IN-AS | |
| website | https://kamrupmetro.assam.gov.in/ | |
| area_urban_footnotes | -- | |
| area_rural_footnotes | -- | |
| area_metro_footnotes | -- |
Bottom: View of Guwahati from Nilachal Hill | mapframe-point = none tags --| area_footnotes =
Kamrup Metropolitan district is one of the 35 districts in Assam state in north-eastern India. It was carved out of the erstwhile undivided Kamrup district in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority area. Dispur Legislative Assembly Constituency in Guwahati Metro district with 3.53 lakh voters is the largest constituency in Assam.
History
It was created on 3 February 2003 by bifurcating the erstwhile Kamrup district.
The Government of Assam, during the Chief-ministership of Tarun 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. But later that year, the process of creation was stopped midway due to lack of infrastructure.
Geography
Administrative headquarters of Kamrup Metropolitan district is at Guwahati city. The district occupies an area of 1527.84 km².
Climate
|Jan record high C = 30 |Feb record high C = 33 |Mar record high C = 38 |Apr record high C = 40 |May record high C = 38 |Jun record high C = 40 |Jul record high C = 37 |Aug record high C = 37 |Sep record high C = 37 |Oct record high C = 35 |Nov record high C = 32 |Dec record high C = 28 |year record high C = 40 |Jan record low C = 5 |Feb record low C = 6 |Mar record low C = 6 |Apr record low C = 11 |May record low C = 16 |Jun record low C = 18 |Jul record low C = 20 |Aug record low C = 21 |Sep record low C = 20 |Oct record low C = 15 |Nov record low C = 10 |Dec record low C = 5 |year record low C = 5
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 census Kamrup Metropolitan district has a population of 1,253,938, roughly equal to the nation of Estonia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est. |access-date=2011-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20101227010452/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2010-12-27
Religion
As of the 2011 census, 84.89% of the population are Hindus, Muslims are 12.05%, Christians are 1.50% and Jains are 0.74% of the population.
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.87% of the population spoke Assamese, 20.50% Bengali, 10.45% Hindi, 2.39% Nepali, 1.66% Boro and 1.55% Karbi as their first language.
References
References
- "Kamrup(Metro) plan to increase voters' turnout".
- Law, Gwillim. (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids.
- (2016-01-27). "Assam issues notification to form new administrative districts". Business Standard India.
- Desk, Sentinel Digital. "Revocation of East Kamrup, South Kamrup districts begins - Sentinelassam".
- "Home page". Kamrup Metropolitan district website.
- "Historical Weather for Delhi, India". Weather Underground.
- [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
- (2011). "District Census Handbook: Kamrup Metropolitan". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
- (2011). "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
- (2011). "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
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