Goalpara District
| Total Population : 822,035 |
| Total literate : 384,670 |
| Rural : 755,133 |
Urban : 66,902 |
| Male : 420,251 |
Female : 401,784 |
| Area :
1911kmē |
Villages : 834 nos. |
Social
and Developmental Challenges
Goalpara
Uttalananda Sharma - Dy Commissioner
Communication and connectivity
Flood prone area
People's participation is less
Enchroachment of forest land
Superstition amongst tribal people
Witch hunting
Brief
about District
Goalpara
District was created in the year 1983 with two Sub-divisions
, Goalpara (Sadar) sub-division & North Salmara
(Civil) Sub-division. In 1989 Goalpara Sadar
Sub- division was upgraded into a district and North
Salmara Sub-division was merged with newly created
Bongaigaon District. So , present Goalpara District
consists of only one Sub-division.
Demography
:
MUSLIMs,
KOCH RAJBONGSHIs, YOGIs(Nath), GOALs(Ghose), HIRAs,
SUTRADHARs and other make up the rest. As per 2001
census , the total population ( projected) of the
district is 8,22,306 ( 4,20,707 -- Male , 4,01,599
-- Female). The density of population is 451 per sq.
km. against the state average of 340 per sq. km. Out
of the total population of the district , approximately
1,20,000 belong to ST and about 40,000 to the SC communities
(as per 1991 census). The disrtict is the home of
large number of different communities. There are RABHAs,
BODOs, GAROs, Indeginious MUSLIMs , Immigrant population
and total of (1991 census) 6,68,168 , only 2,38,423
could read and write. The percentage of literate being
58.56% (2001 census) of the District.
Topography
:
The
topography of Goalpara District is generally characterised
by an almost flat plain except forfew low forested
Hills that break the monotony of the terrain. The
main Hills are Pancharatna, Sri Surjya , Tukreswari,
Nalanga & Paglartek with elevations ranging from
100 to 500 mts. A significance of the District is
the existance of a large number of Char (Riverine
tracts and sandy river island ) in the river Brahmaputra.
The mighty river Brahmaputra flows East to West on
the Northern boundary of District and the main tributaries
are River Dudhnoi, Krishnai, Jinjiram and Jinary.
Dudhnoi and Krishnai River originate from Hills of
Meghalaya then join each other on the Western part
of Matia and flows as river Mornoi upto its confluence
with the Brahmaputra. The Jinjiram originates from
Urpad Beel flows parallel to the Brahmaputra and ultimately
joins near South Salmara of Dhubri District .The rivers
are all perennial in nature. There are a few other
minor streams in the District.
A
number of Beels (Natural reserve forests in
the District. Lakes) such as Urapd Beel
, Hashila Beel , Kumri Beel and Dhamar Risan Beel
exist in the District and several other artificial
ponds are also seen. There are a number of reserve
forests and proposed.
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