| Nalbari District
| Total Population : 1,148,824 |
| Total literate : 657,925 |
| Rural : 1,121,338 |
Urban : 27,486 |
| Male : 592,375 |
Female : 556,449 |
Area :
2,257Sq.km.
|
Villages : 824 |
Brief
about District
Nalbari
District is situated in between Kamrup and Barpeta
District. For better administration, old Kamrup District
has been divided into three Districts. Nalbari was
declared a sub division of undivided Kamrup District
in 1967. Rajendra Mohan Goswami, ACS was first Sub
Divisional Officer in Nalbari. Nalbari Sub Division
is formally declared as a District in 14th August,1985.Shri
Binod Kr. Piparsania, IAS, was first Deputy Commissioner
in Nalbari.
1.
Geographical Location:
The
Nalbari District is situated in between 26oN
and 27o N latitude and 91o E
and 97o E longitude . The northern side
of the district is bounded by the Indo-Bhutan International
boundary and the southern side by the mighty Brahmaputra.
The Darrang and the Kamrup District falls in the east
and the Barpeta District in the west.
2.
Climate & Rainfall
The
District has a sub-tropical climate with semi – dry
hot summer and cold winter. During summer, generally
during the months from May to August, heavy rainfall
occurs for which the district experiences flood. The
District experiences annual (average) rainfall and
humidity @ 1500 mm and @ 80 % respectively.
3.Literacy :
The
rate of total literacy of Nalbari District, according
to 2001 census, is 68.08 as against 33.99 in 1991.
Thus, the decadal (1991-2001) progress of literacy
rate is calculated as (+) 12.09. The total literacy
rate of the State as a whole (64.28 : 2001 census
).
As
per 2001 census, the rate of literacy in rural area
of the district in rural area is 67.55 and in urban
area is 88.61 as against 55.38 and 80.62 respectively
in 1991.
How
to reach :
Road
links to Nalbari is through National Highway 31 and
Broadgauge Line. Nalbari town is 2 Km away from the
National Highway 31. Nearest Railway Junction is Rangia.
Nalbari Town is 60 Km away from Guwahati Bus Stand.
By
Bus
1.
From Guwahati : Avail any delux bus or auto
to Adabari Public Bus Stand and from there take any
Nalbari Bounded Bus and get down in Nalbari Town.
2. From L.G.B. Airport, Borjhar Guwahati: Avail
a taxi to Adabari Bus Stand from there take
any Nalbari Bounded Bus.
By Train
From Paltan Bazar Railway Station avail any Train
and get down in Nalbari Railway Station. Major Trains
are Kamrup Express ( Starts at 7 am ), Brahmaputra
Mail( Starts at 12-30 am), Inter-city Bangaigaon
Express (Starts at 5-15 pm ) Chifung Mail (Starts
at 3-15 pm ) . Train takes maximum 2 hours to reach
Nalbari.
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