Chirang district
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Chirang district सिरां जिल्ला চিৰাং জিলা |
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| District of Assam | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| Headquarters | Kajalgaon |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Kokrajhar |
| • Assembly seats | 1. Sidli (ST), 2. Bijni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,169.9 km2 (451.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 454,208 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Chirang (pron: ˌʧɪˈrɑ:ŋ/ˌʧɪˈræŋ) district (Template:Bodo: सिरां जिल्ला) (Assamese: চিৰাং জিলা) is one of the 27 districts of Assam state in north-eastern India.
As of 2011 it is the second least populous district in the state, after Dima Hasao Chirang district has generally three blocks:
The major tourist places are Laoti, Hagrama Bridge, Ai Rever Bengtol, Datgari (Bhutan Border). The main inhabitants of this region is Boro people, Other small community like Assamese, Muslim, Rabha, Santali, Kuki, Rajbangsi, Bengali, Bihari, and other communities are also surviving there.
It is a relatively new district in the BTC area of the state. Chirang district has been carved out from Bongaigaon district in 2004. The word "Chirang" has derived from Garo word -"Chi" means Water and "Rang" means wealth. It may also be a copy of tsirang district of neighbouring Bhutan. On the other hand, Most of the people regarded the word Chirang is derived from the Bodo word Chirang or Sirang. Si means life and Rang means Money. Sirang was an area which is covered by valuable soil, plants, tress, flora and fauna or the things which are necessary for human life. Thus it is a place which is important for human life or the place which is just like money or valuable for life and is later come to know Si + Rang = sirang. After the Non-native Bodo speakers articulated to Chirang from Sirang. And thus the word Sirang is latter known as Chirang.
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