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| name = Kulajan tiniali<br />
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| settlement_type = City<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]]<br />
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| population_total = 3567<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 787110<br />
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| area_code = +91, 03753<br />
| registration_plate = AS-22<br />
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'''Kulajan Tiniali''' is a town in [[Dhemaji district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]]. The town is situated on the northern bank of the [[Brahmaputra River]], and is located approximately 493 kilometres from the city of [[Guwahati]] and just 13&nbsp;km from [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<br />
[[National Highway 15 (India)|National Highway 15B]] starts at Kulajan and connects it to [[Dibrugarh]].<ref>[http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm Start and end points of National Highways] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410062034/http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm |date=2009-04-10 }}</ref><br />
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== People ==<br />
Kulajan is mostly inhabited by the [[Mising people|Mising]], an indigenous Assamese ethnic group in [[Assam]]. About 95% of inhabitants are [[Mising people|Mising]] community and only 5% belong to other communities according to [[2011 Census of India]].[[Ali Ai Ligang]] is a local festival. On that day they prepare a local homemade rice beer known as "Apong", available in two varieties i.e. ''Nogin'' and ''Po: Ro''. Also they serve their guests with ''{{transl|mrg|purang apin}}'', ''{{transl|mrg|pe:red oying}}'' and ''{{transl|mrg|adin ba:nam}}'' (roasted pork). On the eve of [[Ali Ai Ligang]], the [[Mising people|Mising]] girls and boys dress in traditional dress. The festival is celebrated with performing dance and singing Mising Bihu songs. Other festivals like Dobur and Porag are mostly celebrated along with the national festival of the indigenous Assamese communities, i.e. [[Bihu]] and other festivals such as [[Durga Puja]], [[Lakshmi Puja]], [[Diwali]], etc. Agriculture, handloom weaving and services are the main source of earning among the people here.{{fact|date=May 2021}}<br />
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== Banking Services ==<br />
State Bank of India( Kulajan Branch).{{fact|date=May 2021}}<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Kulajan is part of [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].Mr. Pradan Barua from BJP is the present MP from this 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 = 2008-10-06<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> in [[Assam]].<br />
As of 2021, [[Bhubon Pegu]] of [[BJP]] is the MLA of Kulajan, part of 114 [[Jonai]] (ST) [[Vidhan Sabha]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/jonai-election-result-2021-live-updates-jonai-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696878.html | title=Jonai Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Bhuban Pegu of BJP Wins | publisher=News18 | accessdate=27 May 2021 }}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
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Schools in kulajan include:<br />
*Kulajan high School—Assamese Medium School, Located at kulajan, Established in 1994<br />
*Baptist English School, kulajan—English medium school, located at kulajan, established in 1995<br />
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== Transportation ==<br />
Currently [[NH-515]] is well connected to kulajan from other village of the states and also connecting it with Towns and cities of Arunachal Pradesh and also [[NH-15B]] is connected to dibrugarh cities.<br />
Mohanbari airport which falls under the town of [[dibrugarh district]] is the nearest airport from .<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Sissiborgaon]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kulajan-67066.htm About Kulajan]<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhemaji district]]<br />
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