Mangaldoi

Mangaldai (Mangaldoi)
Mangaldai (Mangaldoi) ; মঙ্গলদৈ
	Town
	View of Mangaldoi Repose building in LNB Road(The Heart of Mangaldai)
	Mangaldai (Mangaldoi) Location in Assam, India Mangaldai (Mangaldoi) Mangaldai (Mangaldoi) (India)
	Coordinates: 26.43°N 92.03°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Darrang
Administrative Division	North Assam Division
Sub-division	Mangaldai
Founded by	Government of Assam
Named for	Mangaldahi (Mongola Devi)
Government
• Body	Mangaldoi Municipal Board
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	25,989
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Mangaldaian
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	784125(East,West and South),784529(North)
Vehicle registration	AS- 13****
Sex ratio	923:1000 ♂/♀
Website	darrang.nic.in

Mangaldai /ˈmæŋɡəlˌdɔɪ/; also spelt Mangaldoi is a small town in the Indian state of Assam. It was named after Mangaldahi, who was the daughter of the Rajah of Darrang and was married to Susenghphaa (r. 1603–1641), (also Pratap Singha), a ruler of the Ahom kingdom. Mangaldoi serves as the administrative headquarters of Darrang district. The town is located about 70 km East of the Guwahati, capital city of Assam.

Geography

Mangaldoi is located at 26.43°N 92.03°E / 26.43; 92.03.[1] It has an average elevation of 34 m (112 ft).

Situated at the north bank of Brahmaputra river, the city is approximately 68 km from Guwahati and 94.1 km from Tezpur.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Mangaldoi had a population of 36,993(Including Gerimari). Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Mangaldoi had an average literacy rate of 92.57%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 94.95%, and female literacy was 90.09%. In Mangaldoi, 11% of the population was below 6 years of age .The population is largely heterogeneous consisting Assamese, Bengali, Marwadi, Bihari, Punjabi communities. The town has a Hindu majority.

Schools and colleges

Mangaldai has a good number of schools and colleges, including Sankardev Sishu Niketan, Don Bosco High School, North East Academy, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Kendriya Vidyalaya Mangaldai, Mangaldai Govt H S School, Mangaldai College, Mangaldai B. Ed. College, and Mangaldai Commerce College. Other newly established schools are Gurukul Group of Educational Wing, Jack and Jill English School, Gyan Sagar Academy, Ranjit Sarma Academy, and Brilliant Academy.

Governance

Mangaldoi is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

Gurujyoti Das of BJP is the present MLA of Mangaldoi. Dilip Saikia of BJP is the present MP of Mangaldoi.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mangaldoi
"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.
"List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

External links

Official website

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mangaldoi

[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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[3] "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.