Goalpara district

Goalpara গোৱালপাৰা گوالپاڑا
District
Tea plantation in Goalpara district
Goalpara district's location in Assam
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Goalpara
Headquarters	Goalpara
Area
• Total	1,824 km2 (704 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,008,959
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Assamese، English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	783 101 to** (** area code)
Telephone code	03663
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS, IN-AS-GP
Vehicle registration	AS 18
Website	http://goalpara.gov.in/

Goalpara district (Pron:ˌgəʊɑ:lˈpɑ:rə) (Assamese: গোৱালপাৰা জিলা) is an administrative district in the state of Assam

It was a princely state ruled by the Rajbongsi Kings and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom. Presently the erstwhile Goalpara district is divided into Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, and Goalpara district.

The name of the district Goalpara is widely said to have originally derived from `Gwaltippika` meaning `Guwali village` or the village of the milk men. The history of Goalpara goes back to several centuries. Based on the Chinese traveler `Hiuentsang` report, Sir Edward Gait had concluded that the erstwhile capital of the state of Kumar Bhaskar Varman was either in Goalpara district or in Cooch Behar. The district came under British rule in 1765. Before this, the area was under the control of the Koch dynasty. It was also part of greater British Bengal. In 1826 the British accessed Assam and Goalpara was annexed to Assam in 1874, along with the creation of district headquarters at Dhubri.

On 1 July 1983 two districts were split from Goalpara: Dhubri and Kokrajhar. On 29 September 1989 Bongaigaon district was created from parts of Goalpara and Kokrajhar.

The district headquarters are located at Goalpara. Goalpara district occupies an area of 1,824 square kilometres (704 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to South Korea's Jeju-do. nbkjnkdasjnfjkd iojd jjl opiopqwe weopemeopm;ldkasdopkopqkm pek [--0o42=- r3-0i30- 0- er90 rkhdsmd=-32 3=-01 mdfg0- =-0 3-9=0-4 mi43o0= 32t

In 2006 the Indian government named Goalpara one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

There are four Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Dudhnoi, Goalpara East, Goalpara West, and Jaleswar. Dudhnoi is designated for scheduled tribes. Dudhnoi is in the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, whilst the other three are in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.