Bajali district is the 34th district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Barpeta district.[1] The Assam Cabinet headed by former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved the proposal to make Bajali a full-fledged district on 10 August 2020.[2] On 12 January 2021 Bajali was formally declared as a district.[3]
Bajali district | |
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District of Assam | |
![]() Bajali district Location in Assam | |
| Country | |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Lower Assam |
| Established | 12 January 2021 |
| Headquarters | Pathsala |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kokrajhar, Barpeta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 418 km2 (161 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 253,816 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Bajali comprises parts of Bajali, Jalah and Sarupeta circles.
According to the 2011 census, Bajali district has a population of 253,876. Indigenous Scheduled Castes notably the Kaibarta-Jalkeot community and Scheduled Tribes notably the Boro community make up 19,192 (7.56%) and 11,486 (4.52%) of the population respectively. 189,075 of the population spoke Assamese, 53,052 Bengali, 10,877 Boro and 0.36% speaks other minority languages.
| Religions in Bajali district (2011)[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 67.90% | |||
| Islam | 31.91% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.19% | |||
The district religious composition are as follows: Hindu 172,388, Muslim 81,003 and others at 485 as per 2011 census report.