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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Howraghat<br />
| other_name = Hawar-Digathai<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26|05|14|N|93|08|17|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = Howraghat Town Committee<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 46590<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Indian English| English]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Regional<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Karbi languages|Karbi]], [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 782481<br />
| registration_plate = AS<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
'''Howraghat''' (IPA: ˈhɑʊrəˌgɑːt) is a town in the [[Karbi Anglong district]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Assam]]. It is home to many indigenous communities mainly Karbi, Dimasa Kachari, [[Tiwa (Lalung)]] Kachari, Bodo Kachari, etc.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name "Howraghat" came from Karbi words 'Hawar Kehat' meaning crossing border. The word became distorted later as Howraghat.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Howraghat had a population of 4659. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Howraghat has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 73%. In Howraghat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Education==<br />
*Atur Kimi English School<br />
*Howraghat College<br />
*Howraghat Higher Secondary School<br />
*Howraghat English Medium High School<br />
*Howraghat Town Girls High School<br />
*National English School<br />
*Pan Engti ME School<br />
*Srimanta Shankardeva Vidyalay<br />
*Shankar dev shisu vidya Niketan<br />
*Kidzee pre-school<br />
*Clirso Global school<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Howraghat is part of [[Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf <br />
|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies <br />
|accessdate=2008-10-05 <br />
|work=Assam <br />
|publisher=Election Commission of India <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf <br />
|archivedate=2006-05-04 <br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Karbi Anglong district]]<br />
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