Bongaigaon District

Assam

Bongaigaon district is one of the districts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is at Bongaigaon. It covers 1,093 sq km and had a population of 7,38,804 at the 2011 census, a density of 676 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bongaigaon
Area
1,093 sq km
Population
7.39 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
676 /km²
Literacy Rate
69.74%
Sex Ratio
966
per 1,000 males
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Bongaigaon District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Bongaigaon district.

Total Population
7.39 Lakh
Male Population
3.76 Lakh
Female Population
3.63 Lakh
Rural Population
6.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.17 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
82,140
Scheduled Tribe
18,420
Literacy Rate
69.74%
Population Density
676 /km²
Sex Ratio
966
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 74.87%Female literacy 64.43%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Bongaigaon district.

5
Tehsils
5
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
65
Gram Panchayats
560
Villages
Headquarters
Bongaigaon
Languages
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.48° N, 90.56° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bongaigaon

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Dhubri

Constituency No. 2 · General
Partial
Rakibul Hussain
Rakibul Hussain
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bongaigaon
  • Bijni
  • Abhayapuri North
  • Abhayapuri South
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Bongaigaon

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bijni
No. 33 · Dhubri
AR
Ajay Kumar Ray
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Abhayapuri North
No. 34 · Dhubri
AK
Abdul Batin Khandakar
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Bongaigaon

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bongaigaon district.

  • Rakibul Hussain
    Rakibul Hussain
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Dhubri · No. 2
  • Phani Bhusan Choudhury
    Phani Bhusan Choudhury
    Asom Gana Parishad
    MLA
    Bongaigaon · No. 32
  • AR
    Ajay Kumar Ray
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bijni · No. 33
  • AK
    Abdul Batin Khandakar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Abhayapuri North · No. 34
  • PS
    Pradip Sarkar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Abhayapuri South · No. 35

Election History

Lok Sabha

Dhubri · No. 2

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCRakibul Hussain
    Votes 14,71,885Vote share 59.99%Margin 10,12,476
    1. 1. Rakibul Hussain · INC14,71,885 (59.99%)
    2. 2. Badruddin Ajmal · All India United Democratic Front4,59,409 (18.72%)
    3. 3. Zabed Islam · BJP4,38,594 (17.88%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Assam
State
Bongaigaon
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 2
4 Assembly
No. 32, 33, 34, 35

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Bongaigaon District at a Glance

State
Assam
Headquarters
Bongaigaon
Area
1,093 sq km
Population
7.39 Lakh
Population density
676 per km²
Sex ratio
966 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
69.74%
Languages
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi
Tehsils
5
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
65
Villages
560
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
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.
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