Badarpur, Assam

Badarpur Bengali: বদরপুর
City
Badarpur Badarpur Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°ECoordinates: 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Karimganj
Government
• Body	Badarpur Town Committee
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	11,291
Languages
• Official	Bengali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS

Badarpur (Pron:/ˌbʌdəˈpʊə/) (Bengali: বদরপুর) is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India.

Geography

Badarpur is located at 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Badarpur had a population of 11,291. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Badarpur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 79.5%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. As of 28th of March, 2016, the population of Badarpur stands around 1,50,000.

Politics

Badarpur is part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3] At present the MLA of Badarpur is Jamal Uddin Ahmed.^[4]

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Badarpur
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
4. "Badarpur Constituency". goassam.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.