Karimganj

Karimganj is a city in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj city is located at . The area of Karimganj Town is 16.09 km2. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet). As per as the official census of 2011, Karimganj Town had a population of 56,854 of which 28,473 are males while 28,381 are females. Children in the age group of 0 to 6 years were 4,946. Karimganj had a literacy rate of 86.35%, out of which male literacy was 87.91% and female literacy was 84.78%. The sex ratio is 996. There were 12,234 households as of 2011. Various educational institutions and Higher secondary are well established and run by the government in karimganj. Among them most notable are- Barak Valley Engineering College (BVEC).. Located at (22.6 km) away from the city.The only first State Govt-Engineering college in the entire Barak valley. Karimganj Polytechnic Some degree colleges-. Karimganj College Karimganj Law College Ramkrishna Nagar College Rabindra Sadan Girls' College Player ground- Government Boys' HS School Ground All the college's in Karimganj city are partnered(Affiliated) to Assam University. Most of the people in the town follow Hinduism, with significant followers of Islam and a small Christian and Jain population. Karimganj consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, Badarpur, Patharkandi, and Ratabari; all of which are part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).