Doom Dooma
| Doom Dooma ডুমডুমা Dum Duma | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Doom Dooma   Doom Dooma Location in Assam, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′N 95°34′E / 27.57°N 95.57°ECoordinates: 27°34′N 95°34′E / 27.57°N 95.57°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| Government | |
| • Body | Doom Dooma Town Committee |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,572 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 786151 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
Doom Dooma (Pron:/ˌduːm ˈduːmə/) is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the state of Assam, India.
Demographics
Doom Dooma is a Town Committee city in district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Doom Dooma city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Doom Dooma Town Committee has population of 21,572 of which 11,476 are males while 10,096 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2423 which is 11.23 % of total population of Doom Dooma (TC). In Doom Dooma Town Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 880 against state average of 958. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Doom Dooma is around 877 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Doom Dooma city is 85.52 % higher than state average of 72.19 %. In Doom Dooma, Male literacy is around 89.38 % while female literacy rate is 81.15 %.
Doom Dooma Town Committee has total administration over 4,243 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Politics
Doom Dooma is part of Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Elections are held every four years just like in other parts of Assam and people participate in the elections as candidates or voters. Currently there are two political parties which are active in the region- the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam. In this recent election Congress won the election.
References
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
Flickr Photos taken at Doom dooma