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Tinsukia | |
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City | |
From top, then left to right:
New Tinsukia Junction railway station, Tinkunia pukhri, Night View of GNB Road and Ranghr Complex, Jaymoti Steam Engine at Railway Heritage Museum | |
Nickname: Commercial Hub of Assam | |
Coordinates: 27°30′00″N 95°22′01″E / 27.500°N 95.367°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
Region | Upper Assam |
District | Tinsukia |
No. Of Wards | 20 |
Established | 1889 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Tinsukia Municipal Board |
• Chairman | Udhav Agarwal, BJP |
• District Commissioner | Swapneel Paul, IAS |
• Superintendent Of Police | Gurav Abhijit Dilip, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th in Assam |
Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 126,389 |
• Rank | 7th in Assam |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tinsukian |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 7861XX |
Telephone code | 91-374 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Vehicle registration | AS-23 |
Sex Ratio | 910 ♀️/ 1000 ♂️ |
Climate | Cwa |
Official Language | Assamese |
Literacy Rate | 89.03% high |
Lok Sabha Constituency | Dibrugarh |
Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Tinsukia, Digboi, Doom Dooma, Sadiya, Margherita, Makum |
Website | tinsukia |
Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial city. It is situated 480 kilometres (298 mi) north-east of Guwahati and 84 kilometres (52 mi) away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. Tinsukia serves as the headquarters of the Moran Autonomous Council, which is the governing council of the Morans (an indigenous tribal group found predominantly in the Tinsukia district and neighbouring Arunachal pradesh).
It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of Assam, India.