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Town in Assam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lumding is a town with a municipal board in Hojai District in of Assam state in India. It is the location of Lumding Junction railway station, a hub for India's Northeast Frontier Railway network.
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Assamese and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[1][2]
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Climate
Hills of Lumding put the town a notable altitude above the sea level, but summer temperatures can reach up to 40 °C and the winters can be as chilling as 4-5 °C with fog and mist intervening in the early hours of the day. Monsoon is a notable season here, with rainfall around 60–125mm at an average. But its hills and altitude prevents any flooding in the region during heavy monsoon.
Climate here is favourable for vegetation and agriculture of tropical fruits and vegetables. Fruits like coconuts, pineapple, jack-fruit, papaya, banana are grown here. Cucumber, potatoes, cabbages and other green vegetables are common agricultural vegetables here.
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Demographics
Languages
The overwhelming majority of the population speaks Bengali, followed by significant number of Hindi, Nepali and Assamese speakers.[5]
Religion
Religion in Lumding (2011)
- Hinduism (97.23%)
- Islam (1.45%)
- Christianity (0.41%)
- Buddhism (0.39%)
- Sikhism (0.26%)
- Jainism (0.2%)
According to the official census of 2011, Lumding has a population of 31,347 in which Hinduism is the majority religion in Lumding followed by around 30,479 peoples. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism have a very small population in Lumding.[6]
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Government and politics
Lumding is part of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]
Education
- Lumding College, established in 1959, is affiliated to the Gauhati University.
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