Tinsukia district
Tinsukia district is one of the 34 administrative districts in the state of Assam, India. The district headquarters is located at Tinsukia city. The district occupies an area of 3790 km2.
Tinsukia district | |
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Brahmaputra flowing through Dibru-Saikhowa National Park | |
Location in Assam | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Upper Assam |
| Established | 1 October 1989 |
| Headquarter | Tinsukia |
| Tehsils |
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| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Rameswar Teli (BJP) – Dibrugarh Pradan Baruah (BJP) – Lakhimpur |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Swapneel Paul (IAS) |
| • Superintendent of Police | Gaurav Abhijit Dilip (IPS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,790 km2 (1,460 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 61.496 km2 (23.744 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 3,728.504 km2 (1,439.583 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,327,929 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 264,743 (19.94%) |
| • Rural | 1,063,186 (80.06%) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.92% |
| • Sex ratio | 948 ♀/1000 ♂ |
| • Scheduled Castes | 2.84% (37,688) |
| • Scheduled Tribes | 6.18% (82,066) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Assamese, English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 37, NH 38, NH 153 |
| Website | tinsukia |
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