Udalguri district

Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri) (Assamese: ওদালগুৰি জিলা) is one of the 27 districts of Assam state in north-eastern India. Udalguri town is the headquarters of the district.

Etymology

The name of the district is derived from its headquarters, Udalguri. There are three traditions regarding the etymology of Udalguri. According to one tradition, the name is derived from Odal (a tree) and Guri (roots or surrounding) and it was named because originally the town developed around an Odal tree. According to another tradition, this town derived its name because this place was originally a hermitage of sage Uddalaka. According to the third tradition, the name is derived from two Bodo words Ordla (wide and spacious) and Gundri (powdered object).

History

This district was formed on June 14, 2004 as one of the four districts under the Bodoland Territorial Council. This district was carved out by bifurcating Darrang district. The territory of the present district was earlier Udalguri sub-division of the undivided district. There are Hindu,Christians and Muslim population living together in the district. This was a very peaceful place till mid 80s but various communal clashes took place from time to time. Late Jojaram Sharma was one of the prominent India freedom fighters from Assam lived here.

Odalguri

Odalguri (Assamese: ওদালগুৰি, /ˌɒdɑːlˈɡʊərɪ/; also spelt Udalguri) is a town and a town area committee and the headquarters of Udalguri district in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. It is the largest town in the district, with an area of 4.69 sq.km.( the second being Tangla town, area 3.10 sq.km.). The length of the town is approximately 3.00 km and breadth is 1.6 km. It is divided into six wards. It has had a small increase of population of only about 2.5% in the last 10 years. Earlier, Udalguri was a sub-divisional headquarters in Darrang District. But after signing of Bodo Accord, An Autonomous District called Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) was created and Odalguri district became one of the four Districts under BTAD. Odalguri became the district headquarters when the new district was inaugurated on June 14, 2004.

Geography

Odalguri is located at 26°44′43″N 92°05′46″E / 26.7452°N 92.0962°E / 26.7452; 92.0962. It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 feet).

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Edit Assam Times 22 Jul 2017

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Edit Assam Times 22 Jul 2017

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Edit Assam Times 21 Jul 2017

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