Tinsukia district

Tinsukia district
Tinsukia district
District of Assam
	Brahmaputra flowing through Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
	Location in Assam
Country	India
State	Assam
Division	Upper Assam
Established	1 October 1989
Headquarter	Tinsukia
Tehsils	Tinsukia; Sadiya; Margherita; Doomdooma;
Government
• Member of Parliament	Rameswar Teli (BJP) – Dibrugarh; Pradan Baruah (BJP) – Lakhimpur
• Deputy Commissioner	Swapneel Paul (IAS)
• Superintendent of Police	Gaurav Abhijit Dilip (IPS)
Area
• Total	3,790 km2 (1,460 sq mi)
• Urban	61.496 km2 (23.744 sq mi)
• Rural	3,728.504 km2 (1,439.583 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,327,929
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
• Urban	264,743 (19.94%)
• Rural	1,063,186 (80.06%)
Demographics
• Literacy	70.92%
• Sex ratio	948 ♀/1000 ♂
• Scheduled Castes	2.84% (37,688)
• Scheduled Tribes	6.18% (82,066)
Language
• Official	Assamese, English
• Regional	Bengali
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 37, NH 38, NH 153
Website	tinsukia.assam.gov.in

Tinsukia district (IPA: [ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə]) is one of the 34 administrative districts in the state of Assam, India. The district headquarters is located at Tinsukia city. The district occupies an area of 3790 km².^[2]

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^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Assam: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1116. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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[Reference_Annual-2] Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Assam: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1116. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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