Kokrajhar
Constituency No. 1 · Scheduled Tribe
Assembly segments in this district
- Tamulpur
Baksa District
Assam
Baksa district is one of the districts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is at Mushalpur. It covers 2,457 sq km and had a population of 9,50,075 at the 2011 census, a density of 387 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 1 assembly segment.
District Headquarters
Mushalpur
Area
2,457 sq km
Population
9.50 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
387 /km²
Literacy Rate
69.25%
Sex Ratio
975
per 1,000 males
Baksa District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Baksa district.
Total Population
9.50 Lakh
Male Population
4.81 Lakh
Female Population
4.69 Lakh
Rural Population
8.92 Lakh
Urban Population
57,975
Scheduled Caste
48,210
Scheduled Tribe
3.31 Lakh
Literacy Rate
69.25%
Population Density
387 /km²
Sex Ratio
975
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 77.02%Female literacy 61.27%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Baksa district.
4
Tehsils
6
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
60
Gram Panchayats
690
Villages
- Headquarters
- Mushalpur
- Languages
- Bodo, Assamese, Bengali
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 26.68° N, 91.42° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Baksa
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Partial
Assembly Constituencies Covering Baksa
(1)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 63 · Kokrajhar
JD
Jolen Daimary
United People's Party Liberal
MLA
Your Representatives from Baksa
(2)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Baksa district.
- JDJolen DaimaryUnited People's Party LiberalMLATamulpur · No. 63
Election History
Lok SabhaKokrajhar · No. 1
- 202418th Lok SabhaUPPLJoyanta BasumataryVotes 4,88,995Vote share 39.48%Margin 51,583
- 1. Joyanta Basumatary · UPPL4,88,995 (39.48%)
- 2. Kampa Borgoyary · Bodoland People's Front4,37,412 (35.32%)
- 3. Garjan Mushahary · INC1,12,100 (9.05%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Quick Navigation
Baksa District at a Glance
- State
- Assam
- Headquarters
- Mushalpur
- Area
- 2,457 sq km
- Population
- 9.50 Lakh
- Population density
- 387 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 975 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 69.25%
- Languages
- Bodo, Assamese, Bengali
- Tehsils
- 4
- Blocks
- 6
- Gram panchayats
- 60
- Villages
- 690
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 1
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Assam
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.