Goalpara is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Goalpara. The district occupies an area of 1824 km² and has a population of 822,035 (as of 2001). Muslims 441,516 (53.71%), Hindus 314,157, Christians 64,662. It was a princely state ruled by the Rajbongsi Kings and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom, Presently the Goalpara is divided into Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri and Goalpara. Mostly inhabited by Koch Rajbongshi and widely spoken language is Goalpariya. Goalpara district was originally created by the British in 1876.

[edit] External links

• Official web site of Goalpara

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Coordinates: 26°26′N 90°22′E / 26.433°N 90.367°E / 26.433; 90.367

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