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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Kokrajhar district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kokrajhar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Bodo
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.4|N|90.27|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Assam Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Autonomous District Council|Territorial Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of Bodoland.png}} [[Bodoland]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| parts_type = Divisions
| parts = 10 wards
| founder =
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| government_type = [[Municipal governance in India|Municipal Board]]
| governing_body = Kokrajhar Municipality Board
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 38
| population_total = 1,000,00 (approx)
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bodo language|Bodo]]<ref>https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/as-assam-grants-bodo-language-official-status-heres-all-you-need-to-know-on-bodoland-struggle/519610/</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 783370
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03661
| registration_plate =AS-16
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 52:50 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| blank_info_sec2 = 89.96%
| website =
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}}

'''Kokrajhar''' ({{IPA|ˌkɒkrəˈʤɑ:}}) is a town in the [[Bodoland|Bodoland Territorial Region]] an [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous territory]] in [[Assam]], one of the [[Northeast India|North Eastern States]] of India.

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).

==Geography==
Kokrajhar is located at {{Coord|26.4|N|90.27|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Kokrajhar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kokrajhar]</ref> It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet).

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Kokrajhar
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 30
| Feb record high C = 33
| Mar record high C = 38
| Apr record high C = 40
| May record high C = 38
| Jun record high C = 40
| Jul record high C = 37
| Aug record high C = 37
| Sep record high C = 37
| Oct record high C = 35
| Nov record high C = 32
| Dec record high C = 28
| year record high C = 40
| Jan high C = 23
| Feb high C = 25
| Mar high C = 30
| Apr high C = 31
| May high C = 31
| Jun high C = 31
| Jul high C = 32
| Aug high C = 32
| Sep high C = 31
| Oct high C = 30
| Nov high C = 27
| Dec high C = 24
| year high C = 29
| Jan low C = 10
| Feb low C = 12
| Mar low C = 15
| Apr low C = 20
| May low C = 22
| Jun low C = 25
| Jul low C = 25
| Aug low C = 25
| Sep low C = 24
| Oct low C = 21
| Nov low C = 16
| Dec low C = 11
| year low C = 19
| Jan record low C = -2
| Feb record low C = -3
| Mar record low C = 4
| Apr record low C = 11
| May record low C = 16
| Jun record low C = 18
| Jul record low C = 20
| Aug record low C = 21
| Sep record low C = 20
| Oct record low C = 9
| Nov record low C = 0
| Dec record low C = -1
| year record low C = -3
| Jan precipitation mm = 11.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 12.8
| Mar precipitation mm = 57.7
| Apr precipitation mm = 142.3
| May precipitation mm = 248.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 350.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 353.6
| Aug precipitation mm = 269.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 166.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 79.2
| Nov precipitation mm = 19.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 5.1
| year precipitation mm = 1717.7
| source 1 = wunderground.com<ref name=weatherbox>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42182&Units=both | title =Historical Weather for Delhi, India | access-date =27 November 2008
| publisher = Weather Underground }}</ref>
| date = November 2010}}

== Demographics ==
[[File:Album Pose.jpg|thumb|200px|Brahma Temple at Kokrajhar]]
It is inhibited by people of different ethnicities and cultures. The main inhabitants are [[Bodo people|Bodos]], [[Koch Rajbongshi]], [[Assamese people|Assamese]], [[Garo people|Garo]],Jharua(koch Muslim)[[Jharua]] and [[Santals|Santalis]]. [[Bodo people|Bodos]] and other tribals can be seen in most of the villages while [[Bengalis]], [[Indian Gorkha|Gorkha]], [[Biharis]] and [[Marwari people|Marwaris]] are seen as merchants in Market areas.Goria ,Jharua mainly Baruapar with 6 other south site village people [[Jharua]] ,Deshi mainly fakiragram gossaigaon area[[Deshi]], Miya mainly south site of koj&Gossaigaon , tea tribes can also be seen in the tea gardens.

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kokrajhar had a population of 31,152. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kokrajhar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: 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 {{convert|66|km}} west from Kokrajhar town.

Kokrajhar is served by the govt. 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 zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]] with services to important cities of the country like [[Guwahati]], [[Kolkata]], [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]] etc.

Important trains like [[Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani Express]], [[Kamrup Express]], [[Brahmaputra Mail]], [[North East Express]], [[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express|Vivek Express]], [[Kolkata – Guwahati Garib Rath Express|Garib Rath Express]], [[Avadh Assam Express]] etc. have their stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.

==Recreation==
===Parks===
*Gaurang Park
*Bodofa Children Park

==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|Bodoland Territorial Council]] is affiliated under [[Bodoland University]] since 2017.

===Secondary Schools===
*[[Don Bosco School, Kokrajhar]]
*[[U. N. Academy, Kokrajhar]]
*Auxilium English Medium School
*[[B. P. C. M. Babyland English Medium High School, Kokrajhar]]
*Kokrajhar Government Higher Secondary & Multipurpose School
*Kokrajhar Girls School
*Little Flower English Medium High School
*MCM Woodland School
*Shangrila School
*Sister Margaret Nobel School
*[[D N Himatsingka High School]]
*Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kokrajhar
*The Reality Public School, Kokrajhar
*Kendriya Vidyalaya Kokrajhar
*Sankerdev Sishu Vidya Niketan, Kokrajhar

===Universities and Colleges===
*[[Bodoland University|Bodoland University, Kokrajhar]]
*[[Kokrajhar Government College]]
*[[Commerce College, Kokrajhar]]
*[[Girls' College, Kokrajhar]]
*[[Science College, Kokrajhar]]
*Law College, Kokrajhar
*St. Ann's College
*Aronai College
*RSB College
*Kokrajhar B. Ed college
*Kokrajhar Music and Fine Arts College
*[[Bineswar Brahma Engineering College|Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar]]
*[[Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar]]
*NIELIT, Kokrajhar
*DIET, Kokrajhar
*Kokrajhar Medical College & Hospital, Kokrajhar

==Politics==
Kokrajhar consists of three assembly constituencies: Kokrajhar East, Kokrajhar West and Gossaigaon, which all are part of [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-05
|work=Assam
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=2006-05-04
}}</ref>

==Sports==
Football is the most popular sport in the town. The town has many Football clubs of which [[Baarhoongkha AC]] is the most widely known as they participate in the state level [[Assam State Premier League]]. The town has also produced many national level athletes. Other sports followed in the town are Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Taekwondo, Kabaddi, Chess, Archery, Cricket and other indigenous sports.

==Notable personalities==
*[[Halicharan Narzary]], national footballer
*[[Hagrama Mohilary]], ex chief of BTC and chairperson of [[Bodoland People's Front]]
*[[Durga Boro]], footballer
*[[Bineswar Brahma|Bineshwar Brahma]], politician, poet, teacher

==See also==
*[[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Assam}}

[[Category:Kokrajhar| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kokrajhar district]]
[[Category:Bodoland]]

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