Mangaldoi
Mangaldoi; also spelt Mangaldai,, is a town in the state of Assam, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Darrang district.
Etymology
It is named after Mangaldahi, who was the daughter of the Raja of Darrang. She was married to the Susenghphaa,, a ruler of the Ahom kingdom.Geography
Mangaldoi is located at. It has an average elevation of.Situated at the north bank of Brahmaputra river, the city is approximately 68 km from Guwahati and 94.1 km from Tezpur.
Governance
Mangaldoi is part of Mangaldoi.Basanta Das of Indian National Congress is the present MLA of Mangaldoi. Dilip Saikia of Bharatiya Janata Party is the present MP of Mangaldoi.
Demographics
India census, Mangaldoi had a population of 36,993. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Mangaldoi had an average literacy rate of 92.57%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 94.95%, and female literacy was 90.09%. In Mangaldoi, 11% of the population was below 6 years of age. The population is largely heterogeneous consisting Assamese, Bengali, Marwadi, Bihari, Punjabi communities. The town has a Hindu majority.Language
Languages spoken in MangaldoiAssamese
Bengali
Hindi
others
Assamese is the most spoken language with 21,161 speakers, followed by Bengali at 3,767 and Hindi at 614.