Tangla

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?Tangla Assam • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Darrang
Population	17,313 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 784521 • +03711
Website: darrang.nic.in

Tangla is a town and a town area committee in Darrang district(now Udalguri) in the Indian state of Assam. It was a businessplace (Jute, Beetlenuts, Rice etc.) and centre of culture in Darrang district but due to violent agitation by Bodos and Bodo insurgency since past 16 years, its glory had suffered badly.

A very appreciable aspect of Tangla is that it has a really diverse populated including Tea Tribes and Bodos, Rabhas etc. which leads to its tolerant and rich cuture.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Tangla had a population of 17,313. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Tangla has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Tangla, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Assamese and Bengali are the major languages spoken while others vastly spoken languages include Bodo, Nepali, Hindi etc. Bodo is spoken widely in the surrounding areas.

A number of tea gardens are located nearby and Tangla is the nearest commercial access point for them.

Educational Institutions : Tangla College, North Darrang College and other private colleges. Schools : Tangla Higher Secondary School, Tangla Girls High School, Tangla Model High School, Auxilium Convent, Don Bosco, Tangla English Medium High School, Green Land Academy, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Iphediah Academic Institutions and dozens of other private schools.

Nearest Railyway station : Tangla

Nearest Police station : Tangla

Nearest Hospital : Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Thirty Bedded Govt Hospital

Major Festivals : Rongali Bihu and Boisagu in the month of April. Durga Puja in October.

Coordinates: 21°32′N, 79°28′E