Karimganj district
Karimganj district | |
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| Sribhumi district | |
Clockwise from top to bottom: A BSF camp in Karimganj district, Longai River near Karimganj town, Karimganj town, Paddy field in a village of Karimganj. | |
Location in Assam | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Barak Valley |
| Established | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Karimganj |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Karimganj (shared with Hailakandi district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Ratabari, Patharkandi, Karimganj North, Karimganj South, Badarpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,809 km2 (698 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,228,686 |
| • Density | 679.2/km2 (1,759/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 79.72% |
| • Sex ratio | 961 |
| • Official languages | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AS10-XXXX |
| Notable Education Institutions | |
| Website | karimganj |
Karimganj district, officially Sribhumi district, is one of the 35 districts of the Indian state of Assam. The district's administrative headquarters and largest town is Karimganj. Located in southern Assam, it shares borders with the Indian state of Tripura and the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. Alongside Hailakandi and Cachar, it forms the Barak Valley region. Historically, the area was part of Sylhet District before the Partition of India in 1947. It was later designated as a separate district in 1983.