Sabroomis a town and aNagar PanchayatinSouth Tripura districtin the IndianstateofTripura.It is located on the banks of theFeni River,which separates India andBangladesh.Most of the population speakNoakhailla.It is believed that during theBangladesh War of Independencein 1971, theHindusociety people migrated to Sabroom fromNoakhaliandFenidistricts of Bangladesh.
Sabroom | |
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Town | |
  Sabroom  Sabroom | |
| Coordinates:23°00′N91°44′E/ 23.00°N 91.73°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | South Tripura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Body | Sabroom Nagar Panchayat |
| •Chairman | Smt. Ruma Majumder (CPI(M)) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,134 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,Kokborok,English |
| • Most spoken | Noakhailla |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TR-08 |
| Website | sabroomnp |
Geography
editSabroom is located at23°00′N91°44′E/ 23.00°N 91.73°E.[1]It has an average elevation of 26 m (85 ft).
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[2]Sabroom had a population of 5766. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sabroom has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Sabroom, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
editSabroom assembly constituency is part ofTripura East (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sabroom
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
- ^"Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies"(PDF).Tripura.Election Commission of India. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 November 2005.Retrieved8 October2008.