Karimganj District
| Total Population : 1,007,976 |
| Total literate : 550,119 |
| Rural : 934,126 |
Urban : 73,850 |
| Male : 517,680 |
Female : 490,296 |
| Area : 1,809 Sq.Kms. |
Villages : 1,130 |
MP
: Loksabha
Karimganj
MP
Suklabaidya, Shri Latil Mohan
CONSTITUENCY : Karimganj (SC) (Assam )
PARTY : Indian National Congress (INC)
Present
Address
27, North Avenue
New Delhi - 110 001
Tels. (011) 23092838, 9868180553 (M)
Fax. (011) 23092640
Permanent
Address
Bonomali Road,
P.O. & District - Karimganj (Assam)
Tel. (03843)264636
Brief
about District
History
:
Early period
The early history of present district of Karimganj,
Assam, is hazy and obscure. With available source
materials and evidences, it is difficult to construct
a chronologically comprehensive account of early history
of the region. Only a broad outline, with major gaps,
can be attempted.
From
the Nidhanpur copper inscriptions issued by King Bhaskarbarman,
it is learnt that the region has been within the Kamrupa
Kingdom for about a hundred years since A.D. sixth
century. The Aryanisation of the region under the
leadership of the pioneer immigrant Brahmins with
plough-based agriculture as economic basis had its
beginning during this period. From the Kalapur copper
plates issued by Samata Marundanatha, it is learnt
that in the 7th Century A.D., this region, along with
foothills of North Cachar Hills had passed on to the
Samatata Kingdom of the Eastern Bengal. Of ourse,
there is no direct evidence to prove it. In the 10th
Century A.D., King Srichandra of the renowned Chandra
Dynasty of Eastern Bengal incorporated the entire
region within his Vanga Kingdom. During this period,
the Chandrapura Matha or monastery, situated at Panchakhanda
(8 miles From Karimganj town, now in Bangladesh),
became a very reputed centre of learning. According
to the renowned historian D.C. Sarkar, the Chandrapura
Matha was the greatest centre of Hindu-learning in
the entire Eastern India of the early period. From
two Bhatera inscriptions of Govindakeshava Deva and
Ishana Deva, it is learnt that there was an independent
Srihatta Rajya in the 12th Century within which the
entire Karimganj District along with a major portion
of the Cachar plains were incorporated.
Middle
Age
When
Hazarat Shah Jalal, a warrior Muslim Saint from Yemen,
conquered Sylhet in 1328 A.D., Srihatta, along with
a major portion of Karimganj district passed on to
the Bengal Sultanate. A portion of Karimganj district
comprising the present thana area of Patherkandi was
under the control of the Tripura King at that period.
However, during the reign of Hussain Shah (1483-1519),
this region - at that time known as Pratapgarh - also
came under the Sultanate. We have two inscriptions
- one of Hussain Shah, and another of his son Mahmud
Shah, found respectively at Kaliganj and Suprakandi,
to show that Bengal Sultanate had complete sway over
this entire region. The region, along with other parts
of Sylhet, was incorporated within the Mughal Empire
in 1576 during the reign of Akbar. According to Ain-I-Akbari,
most of the areas of the district were placed under
the Pratapgarh Revenue Mahal of the Silhat Sarkar
of the Mughals. The district continued to be part
of the Silhat Sarkar and Bangla Suba of the Mughals.
British
Era and Freedom Movement
In
1765, the diwani of the Bangla Suba was taken over
by the British East India Company and the District
of Sylhet, of which Karimganj was a part, passed on
to the British. However, upto 1786, the British could
not establish their hegemony over the entire region.
A local Zamindar, Radharam, brought under his administrative
control, a vast region of Southern Karimganj, and
local people started calling him Nawab Radharam. His
blatant defiance of British authority brought the
matters to a head, but Radharam could survive two
successive expeditions of the British contingents.
Ultimately, a reinforced contingent succeeded in capturing
him after defeating his native force. While he was
being carried to Sylhet by the Company soldiers, Radharam
reportedly committed suicide. It is only with his
fall in 1786 that the British could establish their
complete authority in the region around Karimganj.
In
November 1857, three companies of the 34th Native
Infantry stationed at Chittagong mutinied and they
subsequently emerged in the south-east of the Sylhet
District. At Latu village of present Karimganj district,
these rebel soldiers encountered a contingent of the
Sylhet Light Infantry under the command of Major Byng.
The sepoys were defeated, but Major Byng was killed.
At Malegar hillock of Latu village, the graves of
the fallen rebels are still venerated by the local
peple.
The
Sub-division of Karimganj under the Sylhet District
was created in 1878 with Karimganj town as its headquarters.
The sub-division played an important role in the freedom
movement. The famous Chargola exodus, one of the earliest
organised labour movements of the country, had its
origin in the Chargola valley tea-belt of Karimganj
sub-division.
Partition
& post-partition period
At
the time of partition of the country, in 1947, the
district of Sylhet was transferred to East Pakistan
barring three-and-half thana areas (Ratabari, Patherkandi,
Badarpur and half of Karimganj thana) of the Karimganj
sub-division. This truncated Karimganj sub-division
was incorporated in the Cachar District of Assam as
a full-fledged sub-division. This sub-division was
upgraded to a district on the 1st of July, 1983, vide
Govt. Notification no. GAG15/83/1 dated June 14, 1983.
Geography
of Karimganj District
General
Karimganj
District is located in the Southern tip of Assam -
a state in the North-eastern corner of India. Together
with two other neighbouring districts - Cachar and
Hailakandi - it constitutes the Barak Valley zone
in Southern Assam. Total area of the district is 1809
Sq.Kms. which comprises varied geographical features
like agricultural plains, shallow wetlands, hilly
terrains and forests. As in 1997-98, total forest
cover in the district is more than 54 thousand hectares.
That is about 30% of total geographical area is covered
by forest.
The
geographical location of Karimganj district is between
longitudes 92°15' and 92°35' east and latitudes 24°15'
and 25°55' North.
The
district is bounded on the North by Bangladesh and
Cachar district; on the South by Mizoram and Tripura
states, on the West by Bangladesh and Tripura and
on the East by Hailakandi district.
Located
strategically, the district shares 92 Kms. of International
Border with the neighbouring country of Bangladesh.
41 Kms of this is demarcated by the river Kushiara
while 51 Kms is land border. On some stretches, there
is no natural geographical demarcation for the border
which cuts across open agricultural or grazing fields.
However, on most parts, the international border with
Bangladesh is marked by either the river Kushiara,
or the sub-mountain tracts of the Adamail range. In
a sense, Karimganj, along with the neighbouring district
of Cachar demarcates the frontier between the plains
of the Padma-Meghna basin and the hilly North-east
India.
Hilly
terrains
Karimganj
district is actually shut in between two hill ranges,
whereas there is a third hill that runs through the
southern part of the district.
The
Chhatachura range that starts from the south-east
border, forms the whole length of border with Hailakandi
district. The summit of the range is called the Chhatachura
peak and its height is 2087 feet above the sea-level.
The hills gradually decline in height and in the middle
section, which bears the name Sarashpur, are only
1000 feet above the sea-level near the Barak river.
At the lowest level, where they are known as the Badarpur
hills, the average height is about 500 feet. The Chhatachura
range is about 50 miles from north to south and at
some parts, 13 miles in breadth.
The
Adamail or Patharia range marks the western border
of the district forming the international border with
Bangladesh. Running from the south to the north, its
length is about 28 miles and breadth about 7 to 8
miles. The highest point of the range is about 800
feet above sea-level.
The
third hilly range crossing through the district is
the Duhalia range, also called the Pratapgarh range.
It runs through the mid-south of the district demarcating
the Longai Valley and the Chargola valley. The length
of the range in the district is about 28 miles with
highest peak at 1500 feet above sea-level,
Besides
these main ranges, the plains of the district are
also dotted with hillocks and forests. The north and
north-eastern portion of the district are mainly plains
whereas the South and South-western parts are mainly
covered with forest.
Rivers
and Their Courses
Kushiara,
Longai and Shingla are the main rivers flowing through
the district.
The
river Barak enters the district through its north-eastern
corner near Badarpurghat and after traversing a length
of seven miles upto a place called Haritikar near
Bhanga, is divided into two branches - namely, the
Kushiara and the Surma. From the point of bifurcation,
the Kushiara flows westwards to Bangladesh forming
the northern boundary of the distict. The town of
Karimganj is situated on the bank of this river. The
old name of the Kushiara near Karimganj town was Bagali.
In Bangladesh, the river is again divided near Bahadurpur
in Moulavi Bazar district, the northern branch assuming
the name Bibiyana and the southern branch, Shakha
Barak. The Bibiyana is later merged with the Surma
rver near Markuli steamer station in Habiganj district
of Bangladesh, assuming the name Kalni, and then Bhera
Mohana, and ultimately this huge combined stream merges
with the great river Meghna of Bangladesh. The southern
stream of Kushiara resumes the original name Barak
or Shakha Barak and flows in a south-westerly direction
through Habiganj district and finally falls into the
old bed of the Brahmaputra near Bhairab Bazar in Maimansingh
District (Bangladesh).
The
Longai river originates in the Jampai Hills of Tripura
state and travelling a course of northerly direction,
turns south-west near Longai Railway station near
Karimganj town. Near Latu village, it enters Bangladesh
and then flows to meet the Hakaluki Haor (Haor = Atoll-like
span of water) which absorbs the entire inflow during
the winter. During the rainy season, an outlet springs
out which ultimately merges with the Kushiara near
Fechuganj in Sylhet district (Bangladesh).
The
Singla river originates from Mizoram state and taking
a northward direction, it falls in Sonbill Haor wherefrom
the stream emerges bifurcated forming two rivulets
- Kachua and Kakra.
The
Kushiara and the Longai are perennial rivers, whereas
the others dry up during the winter.
Population
Census of 2001
As
per the last population census held in 2001, the population
of Karimganj District is 10,07,976.
Caste
Distribution :
A fairly large percentage (13%) of the population
belongs to the Scheduled Caste community largely comprising
Kaibarta and Namashudra castes. Total Scheduled Tribe
population of the district was put at only 2901 by
the 2001 Census Report - a figure largely disputed
by many, according to whom the ST population was grossly
under-enumerated in the census. The tribal population
of the district largely comprises Dimasas, Khasis,
Barmans, Tripuras, Halams and many others.
Language
: The
predominant language of the district is Bengali (particularly,
Sylheti, a dialect of Bengali spoken by the people
of Sylhet, now in Bangladesh, to which Karimganj once
belonged). The other important languages spoken in
the district are Hindi (used largely by the tea-plantation
workers who migrated from Bihar, eastern UP and other
states), Manipuri, Assamese, Dimasa, Khasi and so
on.
Urbanisation
:
As
much as 93% of the district population lives in rural
areas. Urban population accounts for only about 7%
compared to 11% for the state (Assam) and 26% for
the country (India). Of course, the rural area includes
many semi-urban localities like small townships which
can boast of many of the urban facilities, though
yet to be notified as towns. There are only two notified
Urban areas in The District - Karimganj Town (administered
by Karimganj Municipal Board with a population of
43,883) and Badarpur Urban Area (administered by Badarpur
Town Committee and Badarpur Railway Town Committee
with a combined population of 16,498). Other semi-urban
localities are Ramkrishna Nagar, Patharkandi, Nilambazar
etc.
Population
Density
:
Population density of Karimganj district, is one of
the highest in India. With a total population of 1007976
(in 2001) and a total land area of 1809 Sq.Km., the
density stands at 557 persons per sq.km. This far
outstrips the corresponding state figure of 286 and
the national figure of 273. In fact, this is the second
highest district level density in the whole of North-east.
With the further growth of population in the last
few years, the density has gone up further.
Literacy
:
Despite a lot of progress in the field of education
on post-independence era, more than 45% of the district
population is still illiterate as per Census-2001.
Somewhat comforting, however, is the fact that the
literacy rate of the district at 55.78% is marginally
higher than the State (Assam) average of 52.89% and
also the national (Indian) average of 52.21%. In the
area of Female literacy also, the district average
(44.76%) is significantly ahead of the corresponding
national figure of 39.29%.
(note : For calculating % of literacy,
the population of age 6 years and above only has been
taken into consideration.)
Economy
and Development
Development status
Developmental scenario of Karimganj district is not
very bright. In fact, it is one of the most backward
districts of India in terms of socio- economic development.
The CMIE index (a comparative index of development
generated by the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy
with index for India as base of 100) for Karimganj
District stands at 39 in comparison to 54 for state
(Assam) and 100 for India. Geographical remoteness
from the main part of the country coupled with poor
communication and other infra-structural facilities
are the main factors behind the low level of development.
Workforce
and Employment
As per 2001 census, out of the total population of
1007976, only 235,016 (23%) persons constitute the
main work-force, 68,278 (7%) account for marginal
workers, leaving the rest 70% population non-workers
and hence, economically non-productive.
Distribution
of Workforce
Out of the 235,016 main workers again, 153,321 (68%)
are engaged in agriculture and allied activities like
farming, fishing, forestry, horticulture etc. Industries
(household as well as non-household), mining &
quarrying, construction works etc. all combine account
for only 16,859 (8%) of main workers. Trade, commerce,
transportation, communication etc. account for another
26,730 (12%). The rest 25,750 (12%) are engaged in
the service sector.
Primary
Sector
Agriculture : Econony of Karimganj district
is agrarian in character with as much as 60% of the
active workforce engaged in cultivation. Together
with Farming, Livestock, Fishery, Forestry etc, the
Primary sector of economy engages a total of 68% of
active workforce. But the net area sown at around
35% of the total land area has remained more or less
stagnant for years due to low rate of multiple cropping,
which again, is the result of poor irrigation facility,
even though the district is fed by three perennial
rivers, large swamps and watersheds. As a consequence,
the productivity is rather low. For example, in 1997-98,
winter Rice - the main farm product - registered a
productivity of 1,759 Kg/Ha. Sugarcane, areca nut,
vegetables etc are also significant farm products.
Sugarcane production in 1995-96 was put at 121,355
M.T. while areca nut production was 1,083 M.T. Other
cultivated crops are large in variety, but low in
quantity having little marketable surplus. Leaving
30% of total land area under forest, the remaining
35% is either barren, fallow or uncultivable wasteland.
Plantation : Among plantation crops, Tea and Rubber
are the major ones with the turnover of the former
being 77 Lakh Kg. and the latter, about 1 Lakh Kg.
The total land area under 27 tea gardens in the district
is about 25,000 Hectares, although only about one-third
of this land is under actual tea plantation. Rubber
plantation in the district is relatively new and occupies
only a fraction of the land under tea plantation.
Most of tea and almost whole of the rubber output
is exported to other states/countries.
Fishing
: Karimganj District has huge potential for
fishery, being endowed with a large number of rivers,
swamps, ponds and other natural water bodies. There
are 49 registered beels covering a total area of 4,420
Hectares and about 23,535 smaller ponds and lakes
covering another 3,545 Hectares. Besides, there are
7 river based fisheries in operation. Total Fish production
in the district in 1997-98 was 8372.97 M.T. Besides,
about 176.338 Million fry and fingerlings were also
produced in the same year. In spite of this, the district
is far from being self-sufficient in fish production,
particularly, owing to the huge consumption of the
item. Large quantities of fish is imported from distant
states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and also neighbouring
country of Bangladesh.
Farming
: Livestock and Poultry occupy an important
place in the rural economy and also act as household
assets. Cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, pig etc are
the most common livestock animals while hen and duck
comprise the poultry birds. However, egg production
is very much deficient and therefore imported from
other states in large quantity.
Forestry
: Timber, Bamboo, Cane, Stone, Sand are the
major forest products of the district. The district
has about 54 thousand hectares of forest area covering
almost 30% of the total area. The forests are rich
in various costly timbers like teak, sundi, gamari
etc. Huge quantity of bamboo is harvested and supplied
regularly to paper mill in the neighbouring Hailakandi
District. However, in the last few years, restrictions
have been imposed on cutting of trees to prevent large
scale deforestation and as a result, timber production
has gone down considerably.
Secondary
Sector
Industry : There is no large or medium scale industry
in the district. The only sugar mill located at Chargola
near Ratabari is closed for more than a year. A nunber
of industries like textiles, polythene etc. set up
in the Badarpur Industrial Estates a few years back
have mostly closed down due to infra-structural problems.
All existing industries in the district are in the
small or cottage sector. Tea processing, Food Products,
Bamboo & Cane Products, Saw & Plywood, Weaving
etc. are the industries comprising the entire Secondary
Sector of economy. Cane furniture, mats, decoration
pieces manufactured in the cottage industries of Karimganj
are supplied to all over india and are in great demand
all over.
Oil & Natural Gas exploration :
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has been engaged
in exploration works at several drilling sites in
the district. There are indictions of large reserve
of natural gas in the region. Already natural gas
is being drilled on commercial basis from one drill
site at Adamtilla in Patharkandi Block. A small gas-turbine
based power station with an installed capacity of
15 MW has been set up at that location by DLF Corporation
to generate and distribute eletricity, which has been
functioning for the last 3 years.
Tertiary Sector
The Tertiary Sector of Economy is a key sector constituted
by
(a) Construction (engaging 2.30% of Active Workforce),
(b) Trade & Commerce (9%),
(c) Transport & Communication (3.30%),
(d) Other Services (11.50%)
Trade
& Commerce : As per last general Census
held in 2001, around 9% of the active workforce in
Karimganj district is engaged in trade and commerce.
Before independence, Karimganj towm was an important
centre for trade and commerce in the entire region
due to good communication links both by rail and by
steamer services through what is now Bangladesh. Direct
trade links with Calcutta snapped after partition
of the land in 1947 and gradually the importance of
Karimganj as a trading centre also lost its glory.
The direct rail service was totally stopped and the
steamer service continued in a limping manner. Presently
the rail link through Badarpur-Lumding-Guwahati-New
Jalpaiguri/Siliguri is the only railway link, albeit
a very long one, connecting Karimganj to the rest
of the country. Similarly, the national highway through
Badarpur-Shillong-Guwahati is the only viable road
link available. In view of the immense importance
of this road link on the entire economy of this region,
the road has been considerably improved, making it
more stable, wider and less landslide prone.
Karimganj has to has to depend on the supply from
rest of India for most of the items of daily need,
such as food grains, spices, sugar and other food
items, textiles & garments, construction materials,
automobiles & auto-parts, stationery items and
so on. The supply of Kerosene, Petrol, diesel, L.P.G.,
paper etc comes from other parts of Assam.
Among the export items, tea, bamboo & bamboo products,
cane & cane products, forest products like timber
& stone, areca nut (betelnut) are the major ones.
Internal trade in the district has been seriously
hampered by very bad road conditions, border area
restrictions on trade, low productivity of agricultural
sector, poverty of mass population keeping down demand,
low credit disbursement from banks and so on.
However, international trade with Bangladesh has picked
up considerably in the recent years and promises to
grow further. At present a large number of items like
food items, fruits, coal and other products of daily
use, mostly sourced from outside the district are
exported to Bangladesh through two border points in
Karimganj. While Kalibari Ghat on River Kushiara in
Karimganj town is utilised for supplying goods by
boats and small steamers, Sutarkandi border point
- about 12 Km. away from Karimganj Town is extensively
used for direct road tranportation of export items.
An International Trading Centre and Free Trade Zone
in Sutarkandi is proposed to be set up raising great
expectations about a new boost to the local economy.
Last year, exports worth about Rs. 50 Crores were
carried out through Karimganj Border, which resulted
in considerable foreign exchange earnings. According
to exporters based in Karimganj, given some diversification
of traded goods, a little tax inducements from Government,
improvement of roads and other infra-tructure, the
volume of border trade can go up manifold from its
present level. Apart from the current products like
coal, foodgrains, spices, sugar, fruits and vegetables
etc - which are sourced from outside, many other locally
available items like paper, bamboo, stone etc may
have large export potential.
Gross
Domestic Product - District Level
The Economics & Statistics Deptt. has made a tentative
assessment of contributions made by some of the sectors
of economy in the district. Although not complete
or perfect, some indications regarding the general
economic status is available from this study. The
estimated contributions of various sectors towards
District Domestic Product (DDP) are as follows :
Agriculture : Rs. 203 Crores
Fishing : Rs. 83 Crores
Farming : Rs. 70 Crores
Forest : Rs. 5 Crores
Industry : Rs. 71 Crores
Basic information with regard to the share of the
tertiary sector is not available yet. However, after
taking certain assumptions, the per capita DDP in
1996-97 was put at Rs. 1,628 /- based on 1980-81 price
level and at Rs. 6,663 /- at current price level.
To
arrive at Gross Income, we have to add the total foreign
exchange remittances received from family members
living and earning abroad, the estimated value of
which may be put at around Rs. 100 Crores per annum.
Problems
and Prospects
The district suffers from lack of infra-structure
and poor communication facilities. The main sector
of economy - agriculture - is primitive in nature
with poor productivity. In the other sectors too,
lack of entrepreneurship, low credit-deposit ratio,
erratic electricity, unusable roads during monsoon,
periodic floods etc. have stifled development. High
population density (457 per Sq.Km in 1991, 475 in
2001) - which is second highest in the entire North-East,
puts additional pressure on the limited cultivable
land.
However, there is enough scope for development if
the inherent strengths and unique advantages are adequately
harnessed. Vast forest reserve, huge potential for
fishery, horticulture and other agro-based industries,
possible natural gas reserve and also immense possibility
of border trade with Bangladesh - provide a bright
hope for an economic turnaround. National Highway
- 44, the main road link with rest of the country
is now in a much better condition than earlier. Conversion
of existing Meter Gauge rail link through Hill Section
to Broad Gauge is in progress and once completed,
will facilitate direct and uninterrupted rail communication
to anywhere in the country. Talks are also on regarding
opening up of the Border with Bangladesh for resumption
of direct rail, road and steamer communication with
Calcutta. Hopefully, the coming years will see a sea-change
and rapid development in the economic status of the
district.
Karimganj
Town
The administrative headquarter and main town of the
district also bears the same name, that is, Karimganj.
Location
Karimganj town is located on the northern fringe of
the district adjoining Bangladesh, by the river Kushiara.
Its distance from Guwahati - the state capital of
Assam - is approximately 330 Kms by road and about
350 Kms by rail. Distance of other important places
are : Silchar - 55 Kms, Shillong - 220 Kms, Agartala
- 250 Kms.
Communication
Karimganj town has communication links with both rail
and road with the rest of India. Karimganj town is
a railway junction and meter gauge lines connecting
Tripura with Assam pass through this station. The
most popular mode of passenger transport, however,
is by road. A good number of buses - mostly night
services - ply between Karimganj and Guwahati daily.
Direct long distance bus services are also available
to Shillong, Agartala, Aizawl and so on. Communication
with Silchar, Badarpur, Patherkandi and other nearby
places is also mainly dependent on road transport,
with services by all sorts of light and heavy vehicles
available a frequent intervals. The nearest airport
is Kumbhirgram (85 Kms.) near Silchar - the headquarter
of the adjacent district of Cachar. Karimganj town
is also an important river port and has seasonal cargo
and freight transport link with Kolkata through river
ways via Bangladesh.
Geography
Flanked on two sides by the rivers Kushiara and Longai,
Karimganj town is located just on the Bangladesh border
with the river Kushiara flowing in between. One prominent
feature of the place is a long and winding canal called
Noti Khal meandering across the town. Earlier, it
used to be a connecting river way between Kushiara
and Longai facilitating river communication and also
balancing of water-levels between the two rivers.
Now, however, this canal has been blocked at several
places through embankments and land-fills to pave
way for road transport and construction works.
History
In 1878, the British administration designated Karimganj
town as the headquarters of the newly created sub-division
of Karimganj under Sylhet district. After independence
in 1947, Karimganj town continued to be the headquarter
of a truncated Karimganj sub-division, now attached
to the Cachar district of Assam. In 1983 this town
was re-designated as the District headquarter of the
newly upgraded Karimganj district.
Trade and Commerce
Karimganj town is an important centre of trade and
commerce in the region. Its river port, with elaborate
infra-structures like cargo-terminal, jetty, warehouses
etc., is capable of handling large volumes of cargoes
carried by steamers plying through river ways via
Bangladesh. Karimganj is also a borders trade centre
and import-export business worth crores of rupees
is carried out through the custom trade point at Kalibari
Ghat in the town.
Population
and Demography
Population : 52613
S.C. : 6938
S.T.: 231
As per 2001 census, population of Karimganj town stands
at 52613 covering a total of 9720 households. The
details of 2001 census figures for Karimganj town
is given in the table:
District
and Local Administration
Karimganj
is one of the 27 districts of Assam. It comprises
only one sub- division which is also named as Karimganj.
Below this level, there are 5 Revenue Circles (Tehsils),
namely - Karimganj, Badarpur, Nilambazar, Patherkandi
and Ramkrishna Nagar. Furthermore, from developmental
angle, the district is divided into 7 Community Development
Blocks - North Karimganj, South Karimganj, Badarpur,
Patherkandi, Ramkrishna Nagar, Dullavcherra and Lowairpoa.
Below the block level set-up, there are 96 Gram Panchayats
each comprising about ten villages on the average
and governed by local-self bodies. From the angle
of Police administration, the district area is divided
among 5 Police stations - Karimganj, Badarpur, Patherkandi,
Ramkrishna Nagar and Ratabari.
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