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Karimganj
Karimganj
Kōrimgônj/ Shrībhūmi (Bengali) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Sribhumi | |
 Karimganj Central Bazaar | |
  Karimganj  Karimganj  Karimganj | |
| Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Karimganj |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Karimganj Municipality Board |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 56,854 |
| • Rank | 22 |
| • Density | 16.09/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Associate official | Meitei (Manipuri) |
| • Regional | Sylheti[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 788710 to 788713[2] |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS 10 |
| Website | karimganj |
Karimganj, officially Sribhumi,[3] is a town in the Karimganj district of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Karimganj town is located at 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E.[4] The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).
Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official and the additional official languages of the town respectively.[5][6]
On 21 November 2024, the Assam government renamed Karimganj town as Sribhumi town.[3]
- ^ "Sylheti". Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Haider, Razi. "List of All City Name in Assam - Check Zip Code at Citypincode.in". City Pincode Finder Tool. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Assam govt renames Karimganj district to Sribhumi; CM Sarma justifies move". Business Standard. PTI. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "redirect to /world/IN/00/Karimganj.html". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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