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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalaigaon
| other_name = Kālāigaon
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Legislative Assembly Constituency
| image_skyline = SkylineKalaigaon.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A view of the rice fields and tree plantations in Kalaigaon
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.57459|N|91.97567|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)#Introduction|Member Of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name = Sri [[Maheswar Baro]] ([[Bodoland People's Front]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 232
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 37
| population_total = 110862
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 477
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="censusindia320939"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 784525
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 - (0) 3713 - XX XX XXX
| registration_plate = AS-13 & AS-27 (Mangaldai & Udalguri)
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:Natural Beauty of Kalaigaon.jpg|thumb|A beautiful view of Sunset in Kalaigaon]]
'''Kalaigaon''' is a town and [[Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly Constituency]] in north-eastern [[India]]. It is situated in the [[Udalguri district]] of [[Assam]] state. The average altitude is 37 meters. The climate is humid and congenial, while the relative humidity is around 82%. The annual rainfall is around 2,000 mm.

==Etymology==
The origin of name of this ancient place can be found in a local legend about a [[brahmin]] priest, named Kendukalai who was appointed the chief priest of the [[Kamakhya Temple]]. According to the legend, he was supposedly able to cause the goddess [[Kamakhya]] Devi appear in her mortal form in the temple and dance, because of his musical talents and devotion to her.<ref name="Goswami2000">{{cite book|author=Kali Prasad Goswami|title=Devadāsī: Dancing Damsel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCaPL88jdToC&pg=PA76|year=2000|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-130-4|pages=76–}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=State Formation, Legitimization and Cultural Change A Study of Koch Kingdom|journal=The NEHU Journal|date=June 2014|volume=12|issue=1|page=26|url=http://www.nehu.ac.in/Journals/NEHUJournalJan_June2014_Art2.pdf|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref> The erstwhile [[Koch people|Koch]] king [[Nara Narayan|Naranarayan]], coming to know of this, wished to see the goddess. He asked the king to hide near the temple and watch through a hole and began his worship. The goddess appeared and started dancing in the temple, but eventually saw the eyes of the King through the hole, and came to know of his treachery. Some versions of the legends say that the goddess cursed the dynasty of the king and the priest would be destroyed if they ever visited the temple, while others say the angered goddess turned the king into a stone statue and decapitated the priest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamakhya - The Shrine of the Mother Goddess|url=http://www.kamakhyatourism.com/kamakhya.html|website=KamakhyaTourism.com|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref> The head of the deceased priest got thrown away by the force of the mortal blow and landed in a place 13 km north, which was later named as Muradeor, which was his birthplace.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Das|first1=Jayanta Kumar|title=Rabha Divas observed at Kalaigaon|url=http://www.assamtimes.org/node/2982|website=AssamTimes.org|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref> The name of Kendukalai later degraded to Kalaigaon. Even today, Kendukalai village exists 8 km west, towards [[Tangla]], from present day Kalaigaon, on M.B. Road.

==Demographics==
According to 2011 census records, the total population of Kalaigaon sub-division was 110862, of which, 56285 (50.77%) were males and 54577 (49.22%) were females. Some villages of Kalaigaon fall in [[Darrang]] district, and the population there was 24246 (12723 males and 12523 females).<ref name="censusindia320939">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=320939|title=Kalaigaon of Darrang District|work=censusindia.gov.in|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105230/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=320939|archivedate=2015-09-24}}</ref> The remaining majority of villages are in [[Udalguri]] district, and the population there was 85616 (43562 males and 42054 females).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=321962|title=Kalaigaon of Udalguri District|work=censusindia.gov.in|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105241/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=321962|archivedate=2015-09-24}}</ref>

==Economy==
The economy of this place is heavily dependent on agriculture. Cultivation of rice is the primary agricultural activity, vegetables being a close second.[[File:SundayMarketKalaigaon.jpg|thumb|Roofed shelters of Sunday Market of Kalaigaon]] However, over the last few years, consumerism has contributed to the steep rise in the consumer goods business. Due to heavy [[rice]] [[Horticulture|cultivation]], many small indigenous rice mills came up in and around the town which supply rice to other parts of Assam; [[Guwahati]] being the largest consumer of its rice. The Kalaigaon rice brand has now set up its own identity in Assam. There are also a number of co-operative societies as well as banking institutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/state2/story.php?sec=2&subsec=14&id=61093&dtP=2011-01-20&ppr=1|title=The Sentinel|work=sentinelassam.com|date=20 January 2011|access-date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023500/http://www.sentinelassam.com/state2/story.php?sec=2&subsec=14&id=61093&dtP=2011-01-20&ppr=1|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This place also has two weekly market days, one on Sundays and another on Thursdays. A unique feature being that [[livestock]] trading takes place on Thursdays almost exclusively, which is very rare in these parts of the world. This market is locally known as Goru Bojar, cattle market. These markets attracts a large number of people around the district every Thursday and Sunday, often making transportation very cumbersome in the town.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Das|first1=Jayanta Kumar|title=Weekly villagers' market at Kalaigaon (Sunday)|url=http://assammind.blogspot.in/2012/03/weekly-villagers-market-at-kalaigaon_25.html|website=A S S A M|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Resource Map of Assam|url=http://assamresources.com/profile/block_profile_details/215|website=AssamResources.com|publisher=Director of Industries & Commerce|accessdate=12 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070544/http://assamresources.com/profile/block_profile_details/215|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Assam|title=Udalguri|url=http://www.ahvassam.in/for-farmers/livestock-and-poultry-market/item/467|website=ahvassam.in|publisher=Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Assam|accessdate=12 November 2015}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

There are also a few [[Tea garden (cultivation)|tea garden]]s in and around this town. Before 1950, most of them were owned by British tea companies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitby|first1=Paul|title=A letter from India|url=http://assamandbengal.blogspot.in/2013/03/a-letter-from-india.html|website=Visiting Assam and Bengal, India|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref>

==Terrorism and Insurgency==
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Like other parts of Assam, there has been incidents of terrorism in Kalaigaon. There have been instances when security agencies and terrorists have come into direct conflict within this region. However, in the recent years, the frequency of such incidents have greatly declined.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://udalguri.gov.in Udalguri district website]
* [http://maps.google.co.in/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kalaigaon&vps=2&jsv=187d&sll=38.822591,116.71875&sspn=179.128248,360&ie=UTF8&hq=Kalaigaon+loc:&split=1 Map of Kalaigaon in Google Maps]
* [http://www.assammind.blogspot.com Assammind Blog]
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