Amguri is a town and a Municipal area committee in the Sibsagar district

Sibsagar district

Sibsagar district -- also known as Sivasagar -- is one of the 27 districts of Assam state in north-eastern India. Sibsagar city is the administrative headquarters of this district.-History:...

 in the state of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

, India

India

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.It is famous for tea, oil field. It is a small town of sivasagar district. there is a higher secondary(AHDHS School), a girs high school and a college(Amguri College) in this town.

Geography

Amguri is located at 26.58°N 93.07°E. It has an average elevation of 74 metres (242 feet). It is a beautiful town situated on the bank of the river Jhanji. Amguri is famous for its surrounding tea gardens and oil field.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Amguri had a population of 6944. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Amguri has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.