Tamulpur district

Tamulpur district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquarters is at Tamulpur. It is the 35th district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Baksa district.

In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district. On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally district was formally created. Last ADC I/C Tamulpur was Dr. Bedanga Talukdar, ACS.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Tamulpur district had a population of 389,150. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 42,246 (10.86%) and 121,321 (31.17%) of the population respectively.

Religion

Religions in Tamulpur district (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
83.36%
Islam
12.97%
Christianity
3.22%
Other or not stated
0.45%

Hinduism is followed by 324,396 (83.36%) and is the majority religion. Muslims are 50,486 (12.97%) while Christians are 12,533 (3.22%).

Language

Languages of Tamulpur district (2011)
  Assamese (36.96%)
  Bodo (25.40%)
  Bengali (22.33%)
  Nepali (5.18%)
  Santali (4.67%)
  Others (5.46%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 36.96% of the population spoke Assamese, 25.40% Boro, 22.33% Bengali, 5.18% Nepali and 4.67% Santali as their first language.