Kampur Town (IPA: ˈkæmˌpʊə) (Assamese: কামপুৰ টাউন) is a
census town
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India
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in
Nagaon district
Nagaon district is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. At the time of the 2011 census it was the most populous district in Assam, before Hojai district was split from it in 2016.
History
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India
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state
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Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
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Geography
Kampur has an average elevation of .
Kampur town can be reached from Nagaon, Assam District in two ways. It is 32 km from Nagaon District. It is located on the bank of the
Kapili River.
Politics
The Kampur Town city is divided into ten wards for which elections are held every five years.
Demographics
India
census
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Kampur municipality board has a population of 10,371 of which 5,230 are males while 5,141 are females.
The population of children with age of 0-6 is 1035 which is 9.98% of the total. The female sex ratio is 983 against the state average of 958. Moreover, child sex ratio is around 917 compared to Assam state average of 962. The literacy rate is 88.28% higher than the state average of 72.19%. Male literacy is around 91.28% while the female literacy rate is 85.26%.
The town supplies over 2,342 houses with amenities including water and sewerage. It builds roads within town limits and taxes properties under its jurisdiction.
Religion
The town includes people who are Hindu (84.9%), Muslim (14.2%), Christian (.5%), Sikh (.2%), Buddhist (0) Jain (.1%), other (0%), and not stated (.1%).
References
Cities and towns in Nagaon district
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