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Bengtol

Coordinates: 26°38′17″N 90°28′34″E / 26.63806°N 90.47611°E / 26.63806; 90.47611
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Bengtol
Nickname: 
BengtolBazar
Bengtol is located in Assam
Bengtol
Bengtol
Location in Assam, India
Bengtol is located in India
Bengtol
Bengtol
Bengtol (India)
Coordinates: 26°38′17″N 90°28′34″E / 26.63806°N 90.47611°E / 26.63806; 90.47611
Country India
StateAssam
Languages
 • OfficialBoro/Assamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS-26

Bengtol is a town in Chirang District in the Indian state of Assam. It is governed by Bengtol Gram Panchayat. The nearest city is Bongaigaon, about 25 kilometers away.[1]

Demographics

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Bengtol Town or Bengtol Bazaar Town had a 2011 population of 543 of which 276 are males while 267 are females. Children age 0-6 number 77 or 14.18% of the total. Average Sex Ratio is 967, higher than other town average of 958. Child Sex Ratio 711, lower than Assam average of 962[2] Bengtol has a lower literacy rate compared to other towns. In 2011, the literacy rate was 69.31% compared to 72.19% of Assam. Male literacy stood at 77.92% while female literacy rate was 60.85%. Boro and Assamese are the main languages. Bengali, Nepali and Hindi are also common.

Education

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  • Bengtol College[3]
  • Don Bosco English School
  • Centre for New learning School
  • Bengtol Higher secondary school
  • Bengtol Junior College

Geography

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Patabari, Kajalgaon, and Bongaigaon are nearby towns. Aie River flows near the town.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Bengtol-I Chirang, Assam, India". Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Bengtol-I Population - Chirang, Assam". Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Assam professor arrested for raping minor, abetting her death by 'suicide'". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (10 June 2021). "Officials assess eroded embankment in Chirang district - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)