{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Palasbari | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Assam#India | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India | coordinates = {{coord|26.13|N|91.5|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Assam | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kamrup | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = Palasbari Municipality Board | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 46 | population_total = 4741 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Assamese | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = 781128 | registration_plate =AS | website = | iso_code = IN-AS | footnotes = }} '''Palasbari''' (Pron:ˌpəlæsˈbɑːrɪ) is a town and a municipal board in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. There was a small Kachari kingdom near Palasbari Heramdoi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sankaradeva.com/blogs/53|title=Srimanta Sankaradeva and the tribes of North East India - posted by Admin at Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva|date=2013-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930091758/https://www.sankaradeva.com/blogs/53|access-date=2020-04-26|archive-date=30 September 2013}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Palasbari had a population of 4741. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palasbari has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 75%. In Palasbari, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Palasbari is The 3rd town of Assam state. Currently, industrialization is taking place in and around Palasbari which has given a new impetus to this old town.
==Geography== Palasbari is located at {{coord|26.13|N|91.5|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Palasbari.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Palasbari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225012935/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Palasbari.html |date=2008-02-25 }}</ref> It has an average elevation of 46 metres (150 feet).
==Politics== Palasbari is part of Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |title = List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies |access-date = 2008-10-05 |work = Assam |publisher = Election Commission of India |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |archive-date = 2006-05-04 }}</ref> The people of Palasbari are traditionally well known for their political consciousness. Rationality is a major trait among the folk of this town.
==See also == * Chaygaon * Jalukbari * Dharapur * Mirza
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Category:Cities and towns in Kamrup district
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