From top, left to right: Doriya River of Majuli; Kherkoitia River; an anabranch of the Brahmaputra | |
  Majuli | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brahmaputra River |
| Coordinates | 27°00′N 94°13′E / 27.000°N 94.217°E |
| Area | 352 km2 (136 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 84.5 m (277.2 ft) |
| Administration | |
Country  India | |
| State | Assam |
| District | Majuli |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 167,304 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 300/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Mising, Deori, Kaibarta, Sonowal Kacharis, Koch, Ahom, Sutiya, Kalita, Brahmin, Sut, Nath(yogi) groups |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 785102, 785104, 785105, 785110, 785106 |
| Telephone code | 03775 |
| Vehicle registration | AS-29 |
| Deputy Commissioner Cauvery B. Sharma | |
Mājuli or Majuli (mazuli)[1] is a large river island located in Assam, India. It is formed by the Brahmaputra River to the south and east, the Subansiri River to the west, and an anabranch of the Brahmaputra River called Kherkutia Xuti to the north.[2]
The island is inhabited by members of the Mising, Deori, and Sonowal Kachari tribes and serves as a hub of Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture.[3] It is accessible by ferry from Jorhat, which is located about 250 kilometers northeast of Guwahati.
Due to regular flooding during the rainy season and frequent changes in the river, the island experiences significant erosion. From its size of 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) in the 18th century,[4] the remaining landmass had shrunk to 352 square kilometres (136 sq mi) by 2014.[5]
It was the first island in the country to become a governmental district in 2016.[6] Since 2004, Majuli has been on the UNESCO Tentative List for nomination as a World Heritage Site.[7]
- ^ Official Website
- ^ "Majuli is declared the largest river island in world by Guinness World Records: 10 facts about it". India Today. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ World Heritage Nominee Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, India-north-east.com
- ^ Guha, Amalendu (1984). Neo-Vaishnavism to Insurgency: Peasant Uprisings and Crisis of Feudalism in Late 18th Century Assam. p. 30.
- ^ Manogya Loiwal (18 February 2014). "Majuli, world's largest river island is shrinking and sinking". India Today. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Majuli, District (8 September 2016). "World's largest river island, Majuli, becomes India's first island district". FP India. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam". UNESCO. 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2021.