Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar (ˌkɒkrəˈʤɑ:) is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India.
Kokrajhar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kokrajhar Location in Assam, India  Kokrajhar Kokrajhar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.4°N 90.27°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Assam |
| Territorial Region |  Bodoland |
| District | Kokrajhar |
| Divisions | 10 wards |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Board |
| • Body | Kokrajhar Municipality Board |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 34,136 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bodo[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 783370 |
| Telephone code | 03661 |
| Vehicle registration | AS-16 |
| Sex ratio | 52:50 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 89.96% |
Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the city into two divisions, north and the south Kokrajhar. Kokrajhar town is the headquarters of Kokrajhar district and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
Etymology
Kokrajhar is made of two words: Kok and rajhar. Kok means Koch, rajhar means King; Kokrajhar means Koch-King.
Geography
Kokrajhar is located at 26.4°N 90.27°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet).
Climate
| Climate data for Kokrajhar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
33 (91) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
32 (90) |
28 (82) |
40 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
25 (77) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
27 (81) |
24 (75) |
29 (84) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
21 (70) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
19 (66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−3 (27) |
4 (39) |
11 (52) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
9 (48) |
0 (32) |
−1 (30) |
−3 (27) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) |
12.8 (0.50) |
57.7 (2.27) |
142.3 (5.60) |
248.0 (9.76) |
350.1 (13.78) |
353.6 (13.92) |
269.9 (10.63) |
166.2 (6.54) |
79.2 (3.12) |
19.4 (0.76) |
5.1 (0.20) |
1,717.7 (67.63) |
| Source: wunderground.com[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2001 Indian census,[5] Kokrajhar had a population of 31,152. Males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48% of the population. Kokrajhar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 71%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kokrajhar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has 3 sub divisions Kokrajhar, Gossaigaon and Basugaon.
Transportation
Rupsi Airport is situated 66 kilometres (41 mi) west from Kokrajhar town.
Kokrajhar is served by the government owned Assam State Transport Corporation, Bodoland Transport Services and many private bus operators.
The Kokrajhar railway station lies on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line under the Northeast Frontier Railway with services to important cities of the country like Guwahati, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai etc.
Important trains like Rajdhani Express, Kamrup Express, Brahmaputra Mail, North East Express, Vivek Express, Garib Rath Express, Avadh Assam Express etc. have their stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.
Education
The town has many schools and colleges with English being the sole medium of instruction in higher education. All the colleges under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council is affiliated under Bodoland University since 2017.
Secondary schools
- Rashtra Bhasha Vidyapith Hindi high School
- Don Bosco School, Kokrajhar
- U. N. Academy, Kokrajhar
- D N Himatsingka High School
Politics
Kokrajhar consists of three assembly constituencies: Kokrajhar East, Kokrajhar West and Gossaigaon, which all are part of Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]
Notable personalities
- Halicharan Narzary, national footballer
- Hagrama Mohilary, ex chief of BTC and chairperson of Bodoland People's Front
- Durga Boro, footballer
- Bineshwar Brahma, politician, poet, teacher
- Apurna Narzary, national footballer
See also
References
- "As Assam grants Bodo language official status, here's all you need to know on Bodoland struggle". 8 October 2020.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kokrajhar
- "Historical Weather for Delhi, India". Weather Underground. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- "C-1 Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.