Karimganj
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Town
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Karimganj Central Bazaar
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| Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Karimganj |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Karimganj Municipality Board |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 56,854 |
| • Rank | 22 |
| • Density | 16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| • Regional | Sylheti[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS 10 |
| Website | karimganj |
Karimganj is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian stateofAssam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj town is located at 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35.[2] The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).
Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[3][4]
As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj Town had a population of 56,854 of which 28,473 are males while 28,381 are females. Children in the age group of 0 to 6 years were 4,946. Karimganj had a literacy rate of 86.35%, out of which male literacy was 87.91% and female literacy was 84.78%. The sex ratio is 996. There were 12,234 households as of 2011.[5][6]
Various educational institutions and Higher secondary are well established and run by the government in karimganj. Among them most notable are-
Located at (22.6 km) away from the town.The only first State Govt-Engineering college in the entire Barak valley.
Some degree colleges-.[8]
Player ground-
All the college's in Karimganj are partnered (affiliated) to Assam University.[9]
Religion in Karimganj Town (2011)[10]
Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population.[10]
Karimganj consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, Badarpur, Patharkandi, and Ratabari; all of which are part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[11]
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