Lumding
{{Short description|Town in Assam}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lumding
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Assamese/HindiAssam{{Circular reference|date=October 2020}}
| official_name =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town in Assam
| image_skyline = File:Front of Lumding Junction railway station.jpg
| image_alt = White train station building with wide steps leading up to the entrance and a sign reading "Lumding Jn." in large, red letters.
| image_caption = Lumding Junction Railway Station
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.75|N|93.17|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Assam
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Hojai
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Lumding Municipality Board
| leader_title1 = MLA
| leader_name1 = Sibu Misra (BJP)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 125
| population_total = 31,347
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes =
| blank1_name_sec1 = Official languages
| blank1_info_sec1 = Assamese, Meitei (Manipuri)
| blank1_name_sec2 = Most spoken
| blank1_info_sec2 = Bengali
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 782447
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-3674
| registration_plate = AS
| website =
| iso_code = IN-AS
| footnotes =
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Lumding is a town with a municipal board in Hojai District in of Assam state in India. It is the location of Lumding Junction railway station, a hub for India's Northeast Frontier Railway network.
Assamese and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.{{cite news |title=Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-assembly-accords-associate-official-language-status-to-bodo-2345750 |work=NDTV |agency=PTI |date=30 December 2020 |access-date=26 February 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Purkayastha |first=Biswa Kalyan |date=24 February 2024 |title=Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-recognises-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-four-districts-101708770769105.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 February 2024}}
Geography
=Climate=
Hills of Lumding puts it to a notable altitude from the sea level, but summers here can burn you up to 40 °C and the winters can be as chilling as 4-5 °C with fog and mist intervening in the early hours of the day. Monsoon is a notable season here, with rainfall around 60–125mm at an average. But its hills and altitude prevents any flooding in the region during heavy monsoon.
Climate here is favourable for vegetation and agriculture of tropical fruits and vegetables. Fruits like coconuts, pineapple, jack-fruit, papaya, banana are grown here. Cucumber, potatoes, cabbages and other green vegetables are common agricultural vegetables here.
{{Weather box
| location = Lumding (1971–2000, extremes 1948–present)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 33.3
| Feb record high C = 33.9
| Mar record high C = 38.5
| Apr record high C = 41.9
| May record high C = 41.9
| Jun record high C = 42.0
| Jul record high C = 38.5
| Aug record high C = 39.0
| Sep record high C = 40.2
| Oct record high C = 36.2
| Nov record high C = 33.0
| Dec record high C = 31.0
| year record high C = 42.0
| Jan high C = 23.9
| Feb high C = 27.5
| Mar high C = 30.9
| Apr high C = 32.3
| May high C = 32.6
| Jun high C = 33.3
| Jul high C = 33.4
| Aug high C = 33.5
| Sep high C = 32.7
| Oct high C = 31.8
| Nov high C = 28.2
| Dec high C = 25.9
| year high C = 30.6
| Jan low C = 8.1
| Feb low C = 10.4
| Mar low C = 14.4
| Apr low C = 18.7
| May low C = 21.0
| Jun low C = 23.7
| Jul low C = 24.2
| Aug low C = 24.2
| Sep low C = 23.3
| Oct low C = 20.9
| Nov low C = 15.3
| Dec low C = 9.9
| year low C = 17.9
| Jan record low C = 2.1
| Feb record low C = 2.8
| Mar record low C = 7.2
| Apr record low C = 5.0
| May record low C = 10.0
| Jun record low C = 16.5
| Jul record low C = 16.1
| Aug record low C = 15.0
| Sep record low C = 20.0
| Oct record low C = 13.0
| Nov record low C = 8.3
| Dec record low C = 4.4
| year record low C = 2.1
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 10.0
| Feb rain mm = 23.3
| Mar rain mm = 52.8
| Apr rain mm = 85.9
| May rain mm = 120.1
| Jun rain mm = 227.8
| Jul rain mm = 205.8
| Aug rain mm = 203.3
| Sep rain mm = 174.3
| Oct rain mm = 99.4
| Nov rain mm = 30.3
| Dec rain mm = 6.2
| year rain mm = 1239.2
| Jan rain days = 0.8
| Feb rain days = 2.1
| Mar rain days = 4.1
| Apr rain days = 7.4
| May rain days = 8.9
| Jun rain days = 11.5
| Jul rain days = 11.2
| Aug rain days = 11.1
| Sep rain days = 8.9
| Oct rain days = 5.4
| Nov rain days = 2.0
| Dec rain days = 0.7
| year rain days = 74.0
|time day = 17:30 IST
| Jan humidity = 84
| Feb humidity = 79
| Mar humidity = 77
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 85
| Jun humidity = 86
| Jul humidity = 86
| Aug humidity = 87
| Sep humidity = 87
| Oct humidity = 89
| Nov humidity = 89
| Dec humidity = 88
|year humidity = 85
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200215220604/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Normals%20%281971-2000%29.pdf| archive-date = 15 February 2020| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Normals%20%281971-2000%29.pdf| title = Station: Lumding Climatological Table 1971–2000| work = Climatological Normals 1971–2000| publisher = India Meteorological Department| date = October 2011| pages = 465–466| access-date = 17 February 2020}}{{cite web| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf| archive-date = 5 February 2020| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016| page = M27| access-date = 17 February 2020}}
}}
Demographics
= Languages =
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Lumding town (2011){{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724114008/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |title=C-16: Population by mother tongue, India - 2011 - Assam |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=27 May 2025}}
|label1 = Bengali
|value1 = 87.22
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Hindi
|value2 = 6.58
|color2 = Blue
|label3 = Nepali
|value3 = 2.63
|color3 = Red
|label4 = Assamese
|value4 = 3.57
|color4 = green
}}
The overwhelming majority of the population speaks Bengali, followed by significant number of Hindi, Nepali and Assamese speakers.
= Religion =
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Lumding (2011)
|label1 = Hinduism
|value1 = 97.23
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Islam
|value2 = 1.45
|color2 = Green
|label3 = Christianity
|value3 = 0.41
|color3 = Red
|label4 = Buddhism
|value4 = 0.39
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = Sikhism
|value5 = 0.26
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = Jainism
|value6 = 0.20
|color6 = Violet
}}
According to the official census of 2011, Lumding has a population of 31,347 in which Hinduism is the majority religion in Lumding followed by around 30,479 peoples. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism have a very small population in Lumding.{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/assam/|title=Assam (India): Cities and Towns in Districts - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Government and politics
Lumding is part of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies |access-date=6 October 2008 |work=Assam |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2006 }}
Education
- Lumding College, established in 1959, is affiliated to the Gauhati University.