Doom Dooma (Pron:/ˌduːm ˈduːmə/) is a town and a town committee in

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. History 16th century The area of the present ...

in the state of

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Demographics

Doom Dooma is a municipality area in district of

Tinsukia Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial city. It is situated north-east of Guwahati and away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. Tinsukia serves as the headquarters of the Moran Autonomous Council, which is the governing counci ...

. The town is divided into ten wards for which elections are held every five years. Doom Dooma has a population of 21,572 of which 11,476 are males and 10,096 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of children within age group 0-6 is 2423 which is 11.23 % of total population. The

sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...

is 880 against state average of 958. Child sex ratio in Doom Dooma is around 877 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Doom Dooma is 85.52 % which is higher than state average of 72.19 %. In Doom Dooma, male literacy is around 89.38 % and female literacy rate is 81.15 %. Doom Dooma town has total administration over 4,243 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorised to build roads within municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. The town has 80.75% Hindus and 17.98% Muslims. Majority of the population are adherents of Hinduism, followed by a large Muslim population.

Politics

Doom Dooma is part of

Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency) Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. Assembly segments Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Current assembly segments Pre ...

. Elections are held every five years just like in other parts of Assam and people participate in the elections as candidates or voters. Currently there are two political parties which are active in the region- the

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and the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Doom Dooma Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Doom Dooma is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. Dileswar Tanti was the MLA of Doom Dooma Constituency from 1978 to ...

is one of the 125 assembly constituencies of

. In this recent election Bharatiya Janata party had won the election.

Education

DoomDooma College DoomDooma College, established in 1967, is a general degree college situated at Rupai Siding, in Tinsukia district, Assam. This college is affiliated with the Dibrugarh University. Departments Arts * Assamese *Hindi * English *Bangla *Histor ...

, established in 1967, is a general degree college affiliated to the

Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh University is a Collegiate University, collegiate public state university in the Indian state of Assam. It is the second oldest University in Assam and in North East India. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universitie ...

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Tinsukia district Tinsukia