Udalguri
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{original research|date=October 2017}}
{{For|the district|Udalguri district}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Udalguri
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.7452|N|92.0962|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Assam
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Udalguri district
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Udalguri Municipal Board
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 4.69
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 180
| population_total = 15279
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
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| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 784509
| area_code = 03711 XXXXXX
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = AS-27
| website = {{URL|https://udalguri.assam.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
Udalguri is a small town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam.
Demographics
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Udalguri town (2011){{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=26 January 2021}}
|label1 = Hindu
|value1 = 88.88
|color1 = orange
|label2 = Christian
|value2 = 9.27
|color2 = blue
|label3 = Muslim
|value3 = 1.67
|color3 = green
|label4 = others
|value4 = 0.18
|color4 = brown}}
As per 2011 census, population of Udalguri town was 15,279. Literacy rate of Udalguri town was 88.33%.
=Language=
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|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Udalguri (2011){{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |format=XLSX |title=Population By Mother Tongue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724114008/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |archive-date=24 Jul 2018}}
|label2 = Bengali
|value2 = 17.00
|color2 = Red
|label3 = Bodo
|value3 = 15.97
|color3 = green
|label4 = Hindi
|value4 = 9.20
|color4 = orange
|label1 = Assamese
|value1 = 49.67
|color1 = Yellow
|label5 = others
|value5 = 9.16
|color5 = purple}}
Assamese is the most spoken language at 7,590 speakers, followed by Bengali at 2,598, Bodo is spoken by 2,440 people and Hindi at 1,405.
Transport
Udalguri is the main railway station of Udalguri town. Udalguri railway station is a railway station on Rangiya–Murkongselek section under Rangiya railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
Politics
Udalguri is part of Mangaldoi (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 = 2008-10-06
|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 = 2006-05-04
}}
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