A Geographical analysis on changing population structure of a small town, Assam, India

The rapid and dynamic change of the population structure is one of the major socioeconomic forces that contribute to the alteration of the earth surface. The study of population structure of a town has found to be important as it reflects the population size, density, composition etc. Mangaldai town, situated at a distance of 68 km east from the Guwahati city lies on the intersection of 26°25′50″ N latitude and 92°02′0″ E longitude. At first, Mangaldai town was a market oriented town but now it becomes an administrative town by the side of National Highway-52. The actual Town committee was constituted in 1924 with 4 no. of wards which is upgraded to 10 wards with the rapid growth of population. The town has transformed from the district head quarter of Darrangia Kingdom to the District administrative headquarter of Darrang district of India and reflects a vast array of change in demographic aspects. Therefore, in the present work an attempt has been made to analyze the changing pattern of Mangaldai town with special reference to the population growth, density and distribution. The study related secondary data were collected from Darrang district Town planning committee (Mangaldai town) and from personal field survey work.