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Karīmganj

Karimganj
করিমগঞ্জ
town
Karimganj is located in Assam
Karimganj
Karimganj
Karimganj is located in India
Karimganj
Karimganj
Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35Coordinates: 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35
Country  India
State Assam
District Karimganj
Government
 • Body Karimganj Municipality Board
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 56,854
Languages
 • Predominant Bengali
 • Official Bengali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 788710
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS
Website karimganj.nic.in

Karimganj (Bengali: করিমগঞ্জ) Town is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters and main town of the district.

Karimganj town is located on the northern fringe of the district adjoining Bangladesh, flanked on two sides by the Kushiyara River and Longai river, Karimganj town is located just on the Bangladesh border with the river Kushiara flowing in between. One prominent feature of the place is a long canal called Noti Khal meandering across the town. Earlier, it used to be a connecting river way between Kushiara and Longai facilitating river communication and also balancing of water-levels between the two rivers. Now, however, this canal has been blocked at several places through embankments and land-fills to pave way for road transport and construction works.

Karimganj town is located at 24°52′N 92°21′E / 24.87°N 92.35°E / 24.87; 92.35. The area of Karimganj town is 6.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

The distance of Karimganj town from Guwahati, the state capital of Assam, is approximately 330 km by road and about 350 km by rail. Distance of other important places are:

The broad gauge lines connecting Tripura with Assam pass through the Karimganj town railway station. Badarpur railway station is the biggest railway junction of Karimganj.

Karimganj became a subdivision of Sylhet District of British India in late nineteenth century. It was severed from Sylhet during Partition of India and was included in India as a part of Cachar district in Assam. In 1983, Karimganj became a district of Assam with its headquarters at Karimganj Town.


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