Badarpur is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India. Badarpur. Together with adjacent Badarpur Railway Town, it forms the Badarpur Urban Area, one of two notified urban areas in the district. The area is also popularly known as "Gateway to the Barak Valley" of Assam. Badarpur was a part of Karimganj district till 31 December 2022.
Badarpur | |
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Town | |
   From Top to Bottom: Badarpur fort, Badarpur Railway Station, Nabinchandra College, Badarpur | |
| Nickname: Gateway of Barak valley | |
  Badarpur Location in Assam, India  Badarpur Badarpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Karimganj |
| Founded by | Hazrat Shah Badaruddin |
| Named for | Hazrat shah Badaruddin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Committee |
| • Body | Badarpur Town Committee |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,400 |
| Demonym | Badarpuri (Bodorpuri/Bodorfuri) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS-10 |
| Website | badarpur |
History
editAfter the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, a disciple of Shah Jalal known as Adam Khaki migrated and settled in present-day Deorail, Badarpur. Along with him Syed Shah Badaruddin settled in Bundashil area of present day . Badarpur is also popular in the valley because of its geographical point of view. Nowadays it has become the centre for various educational institutions including higher education like B.pharm,D.pharm etc. at Allama TR college of Pharmacy which is located at Hasanpur, Srigauri Hospital Road. Nabin Chandra College [1] is the most reputed educational institute at Badarpur.
The railway junction under the Northeast Frontier Railway, the Badarpur Junction is the first railway station in the valley. It was first enacted and introduced by the then British Government under metre gauge rail lines from Badarpur to Lumding in 1898.
Geography
editBadarpur is located at 24°54′N 92°36′E / 24.9°N 92.6°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet). Badarpur is surrounded by river Barak on the north, Barail hill range in the east and southeast and villages and paddy field in the west
Demographics
editBengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[3][4]
As of 2011[update] India census,[5] Badarpur had a population of around 33400 consisting of Town Committee, Railway Township and Chapar Census Town. 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 28 March 2016, the population of Badarpur stands around 1,50,000
Religion
editIslam is the dominant religion in Badarpur followed by Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism.[6]
Religion in Badarpur railway town (Assam) (2011)
Politics
editBadarpur is part of Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency).[7] At present the MLA of Badarpur is Abdul Aziz.[8]
Tourism
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nabinchandra College".
- ^ "redirect to /world/IN/03/Badarpur.html". www.fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 2012: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Badarpur Constituency". goassam.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Mughal Era Badarpur Fort in Assam to Be Restored". Outlook: The Fully Loaded Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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