Haflong is a town and headquarters of Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills) in the state of Assam in India. It is the only hill station in Assam.[ Haflong - Assam's Hill Station , India-north-east.com]
Etymology
Haflong is a
Dimasa language word meaning
Ant colony.
Geography
Haflong has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification
Cwb), falling just short of a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification
Aw). In May 2022, Haflong witnessed torrential rainfall, recording the highest rainfall, up to 451 mm on 14 May 2022, as compared to the maximum 190 mm to 200 mm reported annually.
Demographics
Population
As of 2011,
India census, Haflong has a population of 43,756. Males constitute 45% of the population and females 55%. Haflong has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 75%. In Haflong, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. , Haflong town has a population of 43,756.
|
| Population changes |
| Year
! 1951
! 1991
! 2001
! 2011 |
| Population | 2,168 | 26,191 | 36,302 | 43,756 |
Languages
Bengali language is the most spoken language of the town with a population of 9,710, followed by
Dimasa language (7,855).
is the
lingua franca of the town.
Other languages with significant population include
Hmar language (4,921),
Zemi language (3,426),
Kuki language (3,027),
Hindi (2,781) and Assamese (1,236).
Government and politics
Haflong is part of Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency). It is the headquarter of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.
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