Tamulpur district
Tamulpur district | |
|---|---|
Location in Assam | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′N 91°35′E / 26.64°N 91.58°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| Territorial Region | Bodoland |
| Formation | 23 January 2022 |
| Headquarters | Tamulpur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kokrajhar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Tamulpur Goreswar |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Sri Simanta Kumar Das, ACS |
| Area | |
• Total | 884 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 389,150 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Website | https://tamulpur.assam.gov.in/ |
Tamulpur district, is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquartered at Tamulpur.
In 2021, the Cabinet of Assam, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the proposal to make Tamulpur a full-fledged district. On 23 January 2022 Tamulpur was formally created.
On 30 December 2022, Assam Government has decided to remerge it with Baksa district and From, 1 January 2023 the district ceased to exist. The decision came before delimitation process in the state.
However, on August 25, 2023, the Government revealed a new decision to recreate the district, covering the Tamulpur and Goreswar Assembly seats.