Tinsukia District

Assam

Tinsukia district is one of the districts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is at Tinsukia. It covers 3,790 sq km and had a population of 13,27,929 at the 2011 census, a density of 350 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Tinsukia
Area
3,790 sq km
Population
13.28 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
350 /km²
Literacy Rate
69.66%
Sex Ratio
952
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Tinsukia District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Tinsukia district.

Total Population
13.28 Lakh
Male Population
6.80 Lakh
Female Population
6.48 Lakh
Rural Population
10.63 Lakh
Urban Population
2.65 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
38,100
Scheduled Tribe
82,140
Literacy Rate
69.66%
Population Density
350 /km²
Sex Ratio
952
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 77.19%Female literacy 61.73%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Tinsukia district.

4
Tehsils
7
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
86
Gram Panchayats
1,150
Villages
Headquarters
Tinsukia
Languages
Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
27.5° N, 95.36° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Tinsukia

(1)

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

Dibrugarh

Constituency No. 13 · General
Primary
Sarbananda Sonowal
Sarbananda Sonowal
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Tinsukia
  • Digboi
  • Margherita
  • Doomdooma
  • Sadiya
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Tinsukia

(5)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Tinsukia
No. 122 · Dibrugarh
SK
Sanjoy Kishan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Digboi
No. 123 · Dibrugarh
SP
Suren Phukan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Margherita
No. 124 · Dibrugarh
BS
Bhaskar Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Doomdooma
No. 125 · Dibrugarh
RG
Rupesh Gowala
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Sadiya
No. 126 · Dibrugarh
BC
Bolin Chetia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Tinsukia

(6)

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

  • Sarbananda Sonowal
    Sarbananda Sonowal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Dibrugarh · No. 13
  • SK
    Sanjoy Kishan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Tinsukia · No. 122
  • SP
    Suren Phukan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Digboi · No. 123
  • BS
    Bhaskar Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Margherita · No. 124
  • RG
    Rupesh Gowala
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Doomdooma · No. 125
  • BC
    Bolin Chetia
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Sadiya · No. 126

Election History

Lok Sabha

Dibrugarh · No. 13

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSarbananda Sonowal
    Votes 6,93,127Vote share 54.47%Margin 2,79,321
    1. 1. Sarbananda Sonowal · BJP6,93,127 (54.47%)
    2. 2. Lurinjyoti Gogoi · Assam Jatiya Parishad4,13,806 (32.52%)
    3. 3. Manoj Dhanowar · AAP1,37,080 (10.77%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Assam
State
Tinsukia
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 13
5 Assembly
No. 122, 123, 124, 125, 126

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Tinsukia District at a Glance

State
Assam
Headquarters
Tinsukia
Area
3,790 sq km
Population
13.28 Lakh
Population density
350 per km²
Sex ratio
952 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
69.66%
Languages
Assamese, Bengali, Hindi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
7
Gram panchayats
86
Villages
1,150
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
5
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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