Sarupathar

Sarupathar
Sub-Divisional Headquarter
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Golaghat
Population (2001)
• Total	9,827
Languages
• Official	Assamese, Bengali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	785601
Vehicle registration	AS

Sarupathar is a town and the Sub-Divisional headquarter of Dhansiri Sub-Division in Golaghat district in the state of Assam, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Sarupathar had a population of 10,827. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Sarupathar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%. In Sarupathar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. A majority of Assamese and Bengali live here but also other communities like Nepali, Muslim, Marwari, Manipuri etc tribes live here. The majority of Sarupathar's population are Hindu, but other religions like Islamic, Buddhist, Christian are also found here.

Politics

Sarupathar is part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency) and 94th Legislative Assembly, which Current MLA is Roselina Tirkey .^[2]

Schools and Colleges

SCHOOLS: Sarupathar Higher Secondary School is the oldest school of Sarupathar , that was founded by Jogeshwar Chetia in 1956. Kali Bari High School(KBHS) is the Assamese medium school. The private English medium schools are Bolosing Memorial School (BMS), Dayanand Vidya Niketan (DVN), Don Bosco High School, Keshav Chandra Hazarika Memorial School (KCH) and Marvel Minds Academy. The only private Assamese medium school is Sankardev Sishu Niketan. recently another private school marvel mind was formed

COLLEGE: There are three colleges in Sarupathar - a) Sarupathar College b) Ideal Junior College. and c)swahid kushal konwar girls college The biggest and the oldest college is the Sarupathar College which was established in 1970. This is one of the best colleges in the district.

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