Tinsukia district
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Tinsukia.
Tinsukia district (IPA: [ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə]) is one of the 34 administrative districts in the state of Assam, India. The district headquarters is located at Tinsukia city. The district occupies an area of 3790 km2.[2]
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Tinsukia district | |
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Country | India |
State | Assam |
Division | Upper Assam |
Established | 1 October 1989 |
Headquarter | Tinsukia |
Tehsils |
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Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Rameswar Teli (BJP) – Dibrugarh Pradan Baruah (BJP) – Lakhimpur |
• Deputy Commissioner | Swapneel Paul (IAS) |
• Superintendent of Police | Gaurav Abhijit Dilip (IPS) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,790 km2 (1,460 sq mi) |
• Urban | 61.496 km2 (23.744 sq mi) |
• Rural | 3,728.504 km2 (1,439.583 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,327,929 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
• Urban | 264,743 (19.94%) |
• Rural | 1,063,186 (80.06%) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 70.92% |
• Sex ratio | 948 ♀/1000 ♂ |
• Scheduled Castes | 2.84% (37,688) |
• Scheduled Tribes | 6.18% (82,066) |
Language | |
• Official | Assamese, English |
• Regional | Bengali |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 37, NH 38, NH 153 |
Website | tinsukia |
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