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Chirang District is an administrative district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam state in the North-East of India.

Chirang
District of Assam
Dwijing Festival in Chirang
Chirang district Location in Assam
Coordinates (Kajalgaon): 26.58°N 90.61°E / 26.58; 90.61
Country	India
State	Assam
Territorial Region	Bodoland
Headquarters	Kajalgaon
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Kokrajhar (shared with Kokrajhar district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Sidli, Bijni
Area
• Total	1,169.9 km2 (451.7 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	482,162
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	27
Website	chirang.gov.in

History

It is a relatively new district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. Chirang district has been carved out from Bongaigaon district in 2004.[1] The word "Chirang" has derived from Garo word - "Chi" means Water and "Rang" means Rain. It may also be a copy of Tsirang District of neighbouring Bhutan. On the other hand, most of the people regarded the word Chirang is derived from the Bodo word Chirang or Sirang. Si means life and Rang means Money. Sirang was an area which is covered by valuable soil, plants, trees, flora and fauna or the things which are necessary for human life. Thus, it is a place which is important for human life or the place which is just like money or valuable for life and is later come to know Si + Rang = Sirang. After some time, the word articulated to Chirang from Sirang. And thus, the word Sirang is latter known as Chirang.

Geography

National protected area

• Manas National Park (Part) - protected area.

Flora and fauna

In 1990 Chirang district became home to Manas National Park, which has an area of 500 km² (193.1 sq mi).[2] It shares the park with four other districts.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Chirang district has a population of 482,162,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Suriname.[5] This gives it a ranking of 547th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 244 inhabitants per square kilometre (630/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.26%.[4] Chirang has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 64.71%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 7.29% and 37.06% of the population respectively.[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	37,523	—
1911	48,731	+2.65%
1921	61,885	+2.42%
1931	71,977	+1.52%
1941	82,972	+1.43%
1951	90,797	+0.91%
1961	165,829	+6.21%
1971	247,085	+4.07%
1991	437,288	+2.90%
2001	433,061	−0.10%
2011	482,162	+1.08%
source:[6]

Religion

Hindus make up the majority, with 66.50%. Muslims are the second largest with 22.66%. Christians are third with 10.32%.

Language

According to the 2011 census, 37.83% of the population spoke Boro, 28.86% Bengali, 17.66% Assamese, 4.73% Santali, 4.22% Rajbongshi, 2.51% Nepali, 1.11% Kurukh and 1.06% Hindi as their first language.[7]

Villages

• Soulmary

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Chirang (Distrikt)

Chirang ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Assam. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Kajalgaon. Der Distrikt gehört zur Region Bodoland.

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- [en] Chirang district

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[ru] Чиранг (округ)

Чиранг (англ. Chirang) — округ в индийском штате Ассам. Образован в 2004 году из части территории округа Бонгайгаон. Административный центр — город Каджалгаон (26°32′52″ с. ш. 90°22′00″ в. д.HGЯO).

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