Odalguri (; also spelt Udalguri) is a town and the headquarters of
Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of
Bodoland
The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), informally Bodoland, is an autonomous region and a proposed state in Assam, Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river below the foothills of Bhutan and Aru ...
Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts in the state of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
Geography
Odalguri is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
As per 2011 census, population of Odalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Odalguri town was 88.33%.
Language
Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.
Transport
Udalguri is the main railway station of Odalgiri town.
Udalguri railway station is a railway station on
Rangiya–Murkongselek section under
Rangiya railway division of
Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
Politics
Odalguri is part of
Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency).
References
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External links
Official Website of Udalguri District
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