Golaghat District

Assam

Golaghat district is one of the districts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is at Golaghat. It covers 3,502 sq km and had a population of 10,66,888 at the 2011 census, a density of 305 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Golaghat
Area
3,502 sq km
Population
10.67 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
305 /km²
Literacy Rate
77.43%
Sex Ratio
964
per 1,000 males
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Golaghat District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Golaghat district.

Total Population
10.67 Lakh
Male Population
5.43 Lakh
Female Population
5.24 Lakh
Rural Population
9.69 Lakh
Urban Population
97,788
Scheduled Caste
62,140
Scheduled Tribe
1.12 Lakh
Literacy Rate
77.43%
Population Density
305 /km²
Sex Ratio
964
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.26%Female literacy 71.38%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Golaghat district.

5
Tehsils
8
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
102
Gram Panchayats
1,120
Villages
Headquarters
Golaghat
Languages
Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.52° N, 93.97° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Golaghat

(1)

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

Kaziranga

Constituency No. 10 · General
Primary
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bokakhat
  • Sarupathar
  • Golaghat
  • Khumtai
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Golaghat

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bokakhat
No. 93 · Kaziranga
AB
Atul Bora
Asom Gana Parishad
MLA
Sarupathar
No. 94 · Kaziranga
BP
Biswajit Phukan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Golaghat
No. 95 · Kaziranga
AN
Ajanta Neog
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Khumtai
No. 96 · Kaziranga
MS
Mrinal Saikia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Golaghat

(5)

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

  • Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
    Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Kaziranga · No. 10
  • AB
    Atul Bora
    Asom Gana Parishad
    MLA
    Bokakhat · No. 93
  • BP
    Biswajit Phukan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Sarupathar · No. 94
  • AN
    Ajanta Neog
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Golaghat · No. 95
  • MS
    Mrinal Saikia
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Khumtai · No. 96

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kaziranga · No. 10

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPKamakhya Prasad Tasa
    Votes 6,97,094Vote share 55.55%Margin 2,48,947
    1. 1. Kamakhya Prasad Tasa · BJP6,97,094 (55.55%)
    2. 2. Roselina Tirkey · INC4,48,147 (35.71%)
    3. 3. Sailen Chandra Malakar · Independent28,410 (2.26%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Assam
State
Golaghat
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 10
4 Assembly
No. 93, 94, 95, 96

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Golaghat District at a Glance

State
Assam
Headquarters
Golaghat
Area
3,502 sq km
Population
10.67 Lakh
Population density
305 per km²
Sex ratio
964 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
77.43%
Languages
Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Tehsils
5
Blocks
8
Gram panchayats
102
Villages
1,120
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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