Sabroom is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in South Tripura district in the Indian state of Tripura. It is located on the banks of the Feni River, which separates India and Bangladesh. It is believed that during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971, the Hindu society people migrated to Sabroom from Noakhali and Feni districts of Bangladesh.
Sabroom | |
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Town | |
  Sabroom  Sabroom | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′N 91°44′E / 23.00°N 91.73°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | South Tripura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Body | Sabroom Nagar Panchayat |
| • Chairman | Smt. Ruma Majumder (CPI(M)) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,134 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Kokborok, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TR-08 |
| Website | sabroomnp |
Geography
editSabroom is located at 23°00′N 91°44′E / 23.00°N 91.73°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 26 m (85 ft).
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[2] Sabroom had a population of 5766. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sabroom has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Sabroom, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
editSabroom assembly constituency is part of Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sabroom
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Tripura. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2008.