Bajali district is the 34th district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Barpeta district. The Assam Cabinet headed by former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved the proposal to make Bajali a full-fledged district on 10 August 2020. On 12 January 2021 Bajali was formally declared as a district.
Bajali comprises parts of Bajali, Jalah and Sarupeta circles.
Demography
Languages of Bajali district (2011)
Assamese (74.48%)
Bengali (20.90%)
Boro (4.28%)
others (0.34%)
According to the 2011 census, Bajali district has a population of 253,876 of which 189,075 of the population spoke Assamese, 53,052 Bengali, 10,877 Boro and 0.36% speaks other minority languages.
The district religious composition are as follows: Hindu 172,388, Muslim 81,003 and others at 485 as per 2011 census report.