Pathsala

Article summary

Pathsala is a town in the Bajali District in Assam, India, with a population of nearly 11.5 thousand (according to the 2011 census) and an area of 2.74 square kilometres. Bajali is a newly formed district of the Indian state of Assam, carved out of the district of Barpeta. It was formed on 10 August 2020 by the government order of former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. On 31 December 2022, the district was merged with the existing Barpeta district and again On 25 August 2023, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision to recreate the merged district of Bajali from its original districts.

Key claims

1. area: 2.74 square kilometres — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1926 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 2020-08-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377066024