The present Goalpara district was created in the year 1983 with two sub-divisions viz Goalpara Sadar sub-division and North Salmara Civil sub-division, carved out from erstwhile Goalpara district. However, the same was again reconstituted in the year 1989 with only Sadar sub-division of Goalpara and the Civil sub-division of North Salmara was taken away in that year and merged with newly created Bongaigaon district. On 1st of July, 1983, two districts were split from Goalpara: Dhubri and Kokrajhar. On 29th of September 1989, Bongaigaon district was created from parts of Goalpara and Kokrajhar.
There are eight Development Block in the district Rangjuli, Kusdhowa, Matia, Krisnai, Balijana, Kharmuja, Lakhipur and Jaleswar.
Languages used Assamese, Bodo, Garo, Rabha, Bengali and Nepali.
Population As per 2011 census. Male 5,14,162 Female 4,94,797 Total 10,08,959
SC Male 15,192 Female 14,346 Total 29,538
STMale 57,300 Female 56,101 Total 1,13,401
[Go] Goalpara (Assam) District Rank #273 IHHL* Coverage 69.11%
Educationally Backward Blocks
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SL No.
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State Name
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District Name
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BLock/Taluk Name
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EBB/Non-EBB
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1
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ASSAM
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GOALPARA
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JALESWAR
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EBB
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2
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|
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KHARMUJA
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EBB
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3
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|
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LAKHIPUR
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EBB
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4
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|
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MATIA
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EBB
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5
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|
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BELIJANA
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Non-EBB
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6
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|
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DUDHNOI
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Non-EBB
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Sources:
[1] [GOI directory] http://goidirectory.gov.in/district.php
[2] [Census 2011 District handbook] www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB.html
[3] [Archive of India] http://www.archive.india.gov.in
[4] [Swachh Bharath Abhiyan] http://sbm.gov.in/sbmdashboard/DistrictRanking.aspx
[5][Ministry of Human Resources, GOI; year 2007-08 ] http://ssamis.nic.in/blockdetail.do
[6] [wiki] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_in_India
Note:*Data from ‘District Performance Index based on improvement in IHHL Coverage’.All India District Rank per percentage of Individual House-Hold Latrines (IIHL)
