Karimganj district

Karimganj district
District of Assam
Longai River near Karimganj
Location in Assam
Karimganj district
Country	India
State	Assam
Division	Barak Valley
Established	1983
Headquarters	Karimganj
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Karimganj (shared with Hailakandi district)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Ratabari, Patharkandi, Karimganj North, Karimganj South, Badarpur
Area
• Total	1,809 km2 (698 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,228,686
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	79.72%
• Sex ratio	961
• Official languages	Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Notable Education Institutions	Barak Valley Engineering College
Website	karimganj.assam.gov.in

Karimganj district is one of the 31 districts of the Indian state of Assam. Karimganj town is both the administrative headquarters district and the biggest town of this district. It is located in southern Assam and borders Tripura and the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It makes up the Barak Valley alongside Hailakandi and Cachar. Karimganj was previously part of the Sylhet District before the Partition of India. It became a district in 1983.