https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Katakhal Katakhal - Revision history 2026-07-31T09:00:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Katakhal&diff=222590&oldid=prev ->Vatsmaxed at 03:41, 26 July 2021 2021-07-26T03:41:13Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Katakhal<br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | other_name = <br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = village<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Assam#India<br /> | pushpin_label_position = left<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|24.8309|N|92.6143|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = 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 = [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]]<br /> | established_title = District created<br /> | established_date = 01-10-1989<br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = Hailakandi Municipality Board<br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = hhh<br /> | area_total_km2 = 1327<br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = 21<br /> | population_total = 659260<br /> | population_as_of = 2011<br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = 497<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bangla]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code = 788XXX<br /> | area_code_type = Telephone code<br /> | area_code = 91 - (0) 03844<br /> | registration_plate = AS-24<br /> | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]] <br /> | website = {{URL|hailakandi.nic.in}}<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Katakhal&#039;&#039;&#039; is a town and railway station in [[Hailakandi]] tehsil of [[Hailakandi district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]]. The village is named after the [[Barak River|Katakhal River]] which originates in Bhairabi after three other rivers merge. The river ends at Kalinagar Village falling into Barak river. The Hailakandi district is one of the three districts of Southern Assam in the [[Barak Valley]].<br /> <br /> == Bairabi Sairang Railway ==<br /> [[Indian Railways]] has already converted the current 84&amp;nbsp;km railway from Assam to [[Bairabi]] 2&amp;nbsp;km inside Mizoram. Its 51.38&amp;nbsp;km long [[Bairabi Sairang Railway]] extension from [[Bairabi]] to [[Sairang]] (20&amp;nbsp;km north of [[Aizawl]]) in Mizoram is under construction with target completion date of March 2019. In August 2015, Indian Railway completed a survey for a possible new route extension from Sairang to [[Hmawngbuchhuah]]&lt;ref name=loc1&gt;[https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Hmawngbuchhuah,+Mizoram+796891,+India/@22.1253824,92.7494556,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x30b294c8b0f96afd:0x9819f2ba01cd3684!8m2!3d22.1486636!4d92.7711359 Hmawngbuchhuah location map]&lt;/ref&gt; on Mizoram&#039;s southern tip on the border of Myanmar, where at nearby [[Zochachhuah]]&lt;ref name=loc2&gt;[https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Zochawchhuah,+Mizoram+796891,+India/@22.1308892,92.72766,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sZochachhuah,+Mizoram!3m4!1s0x30b294a35a3bdd51:0x494754a5f97f6a23!8m2!3d22.1308147!4d92.7626806 Zochachhuah location map]&lt;/ref&gt; village the [[National Highway 502 (India)]] (part of &#039;&#039;Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project&#039;&#039;) enters Myanmar, leaving a possibility open for yet-unplanned future rail connections to Paletwa.&lt;ref name=IE2&gt;[http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-new-northeast-expresses/#sthash.H3U77Y0L.dpuf Massive push to railway infrastructure under way in Northeast]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=IE1&gt;[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sanctioned-in-2000-broad-gauge-train-reaches-mizoram-after-16-years/ Sanctioned in 2000, broad-gauge train reaches Mizoram after 16 years]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [https://indianrlynews.wordpress.com/tag/kaladan-multi-modal-transit-transport-project-kmmttp-see-more-at-httpindianexpress-comarticleindiaindia-othersmizoram-capital-to-be-on-railway-map-in-three-yearssthash-rcou8l98-dpuf/ Railway survey in Hmawngbuchhuah]<br /> * [http://mdoner.gov.in/content/introduction-1 Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project]<br /> <br /> {{Assam}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Hailakandi district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Assam-geo-stub}}</div> ->Vatsmaxed