Bajali district

Bajali district
Bajali college
Bajali college
Location in Assam
Location in Assam
Map
Bajali district
Country India
StateAssam
DivisionLower Assam
Established12 January 2021
HeadquartersPathsala
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKokrajhar, Barpeta
Area
 • Total
418 km2 (161 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
253,816
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Websitehttps://bajali.assam.gov.in/

Bajali district is a district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of Barpeta district.[1] The Assam Cabinet headed by former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved the proposal to make Bajali a full-fledged district on 10 August 2020.[2] On 12 January 2021 Bajali was formally declared as a district.[3] On 31 December 2022, the district was remerged with existing Barpeta district.[4]

However, on August 25, 2023, the Assam cabinet made an announcement regarding the restoration of the district status of Bajali[5] and on October 12, Bajali again became a district.[6]

Bajali comprised parts of Bajali, Jalah and Sarupeta circles. Dolor Pathar is the most popular village under bajali district And Pathsala is main town of the district.

  1. ^ "Bajali becomes Assam's 34th district". thenewsmill.com. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2020-08-10). "'Bajali' to become the 34th full-fledged district of Assam - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2021-01-13). "'Bajali' Becomes the 34th Full-Fledged District of Assam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Tribune, The Assam (2022-12-31). "Assam: Four districts to re-merge with existing districts". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ^ "Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts". The Hindu. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ Roushan, Anurag; India TV (2023-10-12). "Assam government notifies new Bajali district by bifurcating Barpeta | DETAILS INSIDE". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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