Brahmaputra Valley
The Brahmaputra Valley is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern and northeastern Himalayan range in Eastern India.
| Brahmaputra Valley | |
|---|---|
| Assam Valley | |
_(4996898562).jpg.webp) Valley of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. | |
| Length | 600 km (373 mi) North-East |
| Width | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ উপত্যকা (Assamese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26.5983°N 92.4506°E [1] |
The valley consists of the western Brahmaputra valley covering the regions of Goalpara and Kamrup; the central Brahmaputra valley region covering Darrang, Nagaon and the North Bank and Eastern Brahmaputra Valley comprising districts of Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh and Sibsagar. The Teesta River in North Bengal also drains into Brahmaputra River.
The Brahmaputra Valley with its rainforest-like climate contains some of the most productive soils in the world. The Brahmaputra River flows from Assam to Bengal where it meets the Ganges River to form the world's largest delta and finally flows into the Bay of Bengal in the south.[2]
People
The majority of the people of valley are Hindus, mostly speaks Assamese language. The valley is more populous and prosperous than rest of the region because of its accessibility to rest of the country. Brahmaputra valley have a population of 27,580,977 as per 2011 census.[3]
Languages
The population of Brahmaputra valley is 27,580,977 according to 2011 census report by Assam government. Assamese is the official language of Brahmaputra valley and are spoken by 15.1 million people comprising 55.65% of the Valley population. Bengali is spoken by 6.09 million people representing 22.1% of the valley, Hindi is spoken by 2.1 million comprising 7.61% of the region, Bodo is spoken by 1.41 million comprising 5.13% of the valley's population and 2.88 million people speaks various indegenous tribal languages of Assam like Santali, Karbi, Lalung, Hmar, Deori, Rabha, Mishing, Koch Rajbangshi, Sadri, Garo, Dimasa, Gondi, Savara, Nepali, Halam, Ao and Motak etc.
Religion
Religions in Brahmaputra valley[5] (2011)
Out of 27,580,977 people living in Brahmaputra valley, majoity of the people 17,368,618 profess to Hindu faith, a large minority of 8,934,387 people profess to Islamic faith, 1,107,192 people profess to Christian faith and around 170,780 people profess to other faiths such as Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Animism etc.
Major Cities
The major cities in the valley are Guwahati, the largest city of Northeast India and Dibrugarh, the largest city in Upper Assam.
See also
References
- "Brahmaputra River System". Government of Assam, Water Resources.
- Goswami, Homeswar (1985). Population Trends in the Brahmaputra Valley, 1881-1931. Mittal Publications. p. 206.
- Goswami, Homeswar (1985). Population Trends in the Brahmaputra Valley, 1881-1931. Mittal Publications. p. 10.
- https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX
- https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS
Further reading
- Das, Bhuban Mohan (1997). The Brahmaputra valley population. p. 156.
