Odalguri-BTAD-Bodo Land Territorial Autonmous District
Population
14,893 (2001)
Official Languages
Assamese, Bodo, Nepali
Time Zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 180 m (591 ft)
Pincode
784509
Telephone
+03711 XXXXXX
Vehicle
AS-26
2) INTRODUCTION :
Odalguri is a town and a town area committee and the headquarters of Udalguri district in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. Earlier, Udalgiri was a sub-divisional headquarters in Darrang District. But after signing of Bodo Accord to end the demand for a Separate Bodoland State, An Autonomous District called Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) was created and Odalguri district became one of the four Districts under BTAD. Odalguri became the district headquarters when the new district was formally inaugurated on June 14, 2004.
3) GEOGRAPHY :
Odalguri is located at 26°46′N 92°08′E26.77°N 92.13°E. It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 feet).
4) DEMOGRAPHICS :
As of 2001 India census, Odalguri had a population of 14,893. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Odalguri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Odalguri, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
5) POLITICS :
Udalgiri is part of Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)
