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Jorhat

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Country India
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Jorhat (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell/Template:IPA) is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 300 km east of state capital Dispur. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jorhat District. Jorhat is also the home to Asia's oldest golf course the Jorhat Gymkhana Club.[1] Located on the banks of the Bhogdoi River, Jorhat continues to be amongst the fastest growing urban centers in the state of Assam.[2][3][4][5]

Etymology

Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite banks of the Bhugdoi river.

History

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Under Konbaung empire

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Maha Bandula who led the Burmese forces to Jorhat

The town was occupied by the Burmese Konbaung dynasty between 1817 - 1825. The Burmese left the commander Mingimaha Tilwa in charge of the area who appointed Jogeswar Singha as the new puppet King in 1821 in Jorhat.[6] Later when the deposed king Chandrakanta Singha tried to fight back, Bagyidaw (1819 – 1837), the seventh King of Burma sent the greatest of his generals Mingimaha Bandula with 20,000 troops[7] (including 10,000 Kamti Shan and Kachin levies who were chieftains of Mongkawng and Hukawng) who defeated Chandrakanta Singha at Mahgarh near Jorhat and reestablished Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on 12 June 1822 marks the start of the Burmese rule in Assam.[8] and Burmese commander Mingimaha Tilwa was made the king. Maha Bandula then returned to Ava in Myanmar.

Under British Empire

In 1885, a narrow-gauge railway, Jorehaut Provincial Railway, became operational. In time, this contributed to the rapid growth of the tea industry around the whole region.

Geography

Jorhat is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.

The municipality covers an area of Template:Convert,[9] has 19 wards with a population of 71,398 as per 2011 census.The district spreads over Template:Convert and had a population of 870,000 according to a 1991 census. Population density at that time was Template:Convert. The sex ratio is 913 (913 females per 1000 males).

Climate

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Demographics

Template:Bar box Jorhat Municipal Board (covering the out growth area) had a population of 200,000+ by the mid-2020s..[10]

The average literacy rate of Jorhat in 2011 was 91.39%. Gender-wise, male and female literacy were 93.63% and 88.99% respectively, which is one of the highest in the state.

Jorhat's sex ratio stood at 935 females per 1000 males, according to the Census 2011 Directorate.

Hindus were 87.49% of the population, while Muslims were 10.50% and Christians 0.62% of the population respectively.[11]

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 6.40% and 1.84% of the population respectively.[12]

Languages

Template:Pie chart Assamese is the predominant language and is spoken by 70.08% of the population, while Bengali was spoken by 12.27%. Hindi (11.60%) and Bhojpuri (1.01%) are spoken by migrants from the Gangetic plains, such as traders and labourers. Ethnic languages like Mising and Deori are also spoken by the respective ethnicity. Other small languages in the city include Marwari, Sadri, Santali, Sora and Odia which in total are spoken by 5.04% of the population.[13]

Culture

Jorhat has rich contributions in the fields of arts, culture and tradition of the contemporary Assamese society. In 1896, Jorhat Theatre was established to perform cultural activities and dramas by some renowned people of the town. The Chandrakanta Handique Bhawan, the headquarters of Asam Sahitya Sabha was established in 1926. Jorhat has produced creative writers, historians and journalists. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, the first Assamese to win India's highest literature award, the Jnanpith Award, was from Jorhat.[14]

Media

In 1935, the first Assamese daily newspaper Dainik Batori was published from Jorhat by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah.[15][16] The daily newspapers which have Jorhat editions include Template:Lang, Template:Lang, Dainik Agradoot and Template:Lang in Assamese, the Purbanchal Prohori in Hindi and The Telegraph in English. The Eastern Clarion was the first English daily published from the city, but it was ceased. Besides the dailies, a weekly newspaper Saptahik Janambhumi is also published from Jorhat. City Guide of Jorhat was the first yellow pages, published in July 1987. Jorhat has a radio broadcast station of All India Radio (AIR) located on the outskirts of the city at Garmur.

District Court

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District & Sessions Judge Court, Jorhat

The District & Sessions Judge of Upper Assam District, Jorhat, was established on November 15, 1948, and became permanent on April 1, 1953. The first District & Sessions Judge of Assam Valley, Upper Assam Districts, Jorhat, was Mr. S.K. Das, M.A., B.L. Currently, the district's territorial jurisdiction extends over two sub-divisions: Majuli Sub-Division and Titabar Sub-Division. Altogether, the District & Sessions Judge and the Chief Judicial Magistrate comprise 15 courts staffed by Judicial Officers of various grades. The District & Sessions Judge together with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Complex, Jorhat is situated in the heart of the city. The Present District & Sessions Judge as the head of the establishment is Smti. Bornali Mahanta. The present Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jorhat, the head of all the Criminal Courts is Sri Dhiraj Kumar Kalita.[17][18]

Transport

Air

The Jorhat Airport, commonly known as Rowriah Airport, is located at Rowriah, a suburb of Jorhat, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city centre.[19] The airport has flight connectivity to Kolkata and Delhi operated by IndiGo. It is controlled by the Airports Authority of India.

Rail

The first rail connectivity of Jorhat began during British era in 1885, when Jorehaut Provincial Railway, a narrow-gauge railway services became operational.

Jorhat is served by Jorhat Town railway station[20] which lies on the Furkating-Jorhat-Mariani branch line of Tinsukia railway division. Mariani Junction railway station,[21] the major railway junction of the district is about Template:Convert from Jorhat. It falls in the Lumding-Dibrugarh section and is well connected to all the large cities of the country by long-distance express trains.

Road

The Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) of Jorhat is at Kotoki Pukhuri, Tarajan. It operates daily bus services from ASTC and private operators to other towns and cities in the state and few destinations of the Northeast. Auto-rickshaws, local cabs and rickshaws are the main mode of public transport within the city.

Water

The daily ferry services connect the Nimati ghat with Kamalabari and Aphalamukh in Majuli. The Neamati multimodal waterways terminal on Brahmaputra National Waterway 2 in Jorhat district is part of the Bharatmala and Sagarmala projects.[22]

Education and research institutions

Research institutes

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Main entrance of Rain Forest Research Institute

Universities

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Main entrance of Assam Agricultural University

Technical institutes

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Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology

Design institute

Medical institutes

Training institute

  • Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Jorhat [35]

Colleges

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Jagannath Barooah College

Schools

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Don Bosco Baghchung Higher Secondary School

Sports

Established in 1950, the multi-purpose Jorhat Stadium is the oldest stadium of Assam, which is mainly used for cricket and football.[55] It has hosted few Ranji Trophy matches. The prominent football tournament ATPA Shield held every year in this venue since 1955. Jorhat Town Club used the stadium as home ground for their home matches of Assam State Premier League. Other sporting venues near the stadium include JDSA Field, Kushal Konwar Indoor Stadium, Jorhat Swimming Society and Jorhat Tennis Club.[56] The historic sporting venue Jorhat Gymkhana Club known for the century old annual horse race called Jorhat Races, which began in 1877. It has a golf course and a cricket ground.[57]

Politics

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Gaurav Gogoi

Jorhat is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[58] Gaurav Gogoi, Indian National Congress is the current Member of Parliament serving the 18th Lok Sabha from Jorhat, Assam.

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Hitendra Nath Goswami

Hitendra Nath Goswami of BJP is the incumbent MLA from Jorhat assembly constituency.[59]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jorhat Gymkhana Club | Jorhat District | Government Of Assam, India. jorhat.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  2. ↑ About the Place Jorhat | Jorhat District | Government Of Assam, India. jorhat.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. ↑ Report of the Task Force on Agricultural Development of Assam. niti.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  4. ↑ Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name.
  5. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Meanwhile the Burmese king Badawpaya died in May 1819 leaving his grandson Bagidaw to the throne of Burma. Bagidawa desired that Assam be a permanent part of Burmese empire. Hence in 1821 Tilwa who had since returned to Burma was sent back to reclaim Assam. Tilwa occupied places like Jorhat and set up Jogeshwar Singha as the new King of Assam. With this the Burmese became the de facto ruler of the country."Template:Harvcol
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  8. ↑ "When the deposed king Chandra kanta tried to fight back Bagidaw sent the greatest of his generals Mingimaha Bandula to reestablish Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on June 12, 1822 marked the end of Ahom rule in Assam."Template:Harvcol
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named jorhatonline.in
  10. ↑ District Census Handbook Jorhat. censusindia.gov.in.
  11. ↑ C-16 Population By Religion - Assam. censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India(2011). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. ↑ District Census 2011 - Jorhat. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  13. ↑ C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town Level. censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  14. ↑ "Bhattacharya, Birendrakumar" in Amaresh Datta, ed., Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1 (Sahitya Akademi, 1987), Template:ISBN, p. 482 (excerpt available at Google Books).
  15. ↑ What was the First Assamese Daily Newspaper?. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Thangal Manor in Jorhat, Assam is worth a visit(4 September 2015). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  17. ↑ Jorhat Court Recruitment.
  18. ↑ Jorhat District & Sessions Court. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  19. ↑ Jorhat Airport (JRH) or Rowriah Airport. goindigo.in. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  20. ↑ JTTN/Jorhat Town. India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  21. ↑ MXN/Mariani Junction. India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  22. ↑ Bharatmala presentation. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  23. ↑ Welcome NEIST. Rrljorhat.res.in(1 January 2004). Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  24. ↑ Tocklai.
  25. ↑ Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (C.M.E.R. & T.I.) Lahdoigarh, Jorhat Assam. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  26. ↑ Particulars of I.G.M.R.I.(FS), Jorhat, its functions and duties.. Indian Grain Storage and Research Institute, Jorhat. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  27. ↑ ONGC :: Our Initiatives :: Institutes :: I.N.B.I.G.S.. Ongcindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  28. ↑ ONGC ::Bilingual-Home. Ongcindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  29. ↑ Kaziranga University : A 21st Century Career University with a focus on research in emerging areas of Science, Technology and Management.. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  31. ↑ About NEIMS. neimscollege.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  32. ↑ NID Assam (Jorhat). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  33. ↑ Welcome to Jorhat Medical college, Webx.
  34. ↑ Dr. Jiba Kanta Saikia Homoeopathic Medical college and hospital. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  35. ↑ Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Jorhat. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  36. ↑ Welcome to Bahona College. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  37. ↑ CKB Commerce College. ckbcc.org. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  38. ↑ D.C.B. Girls College, Jorhat, Asssam. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  39. ↑ http://www.jorhatcollege.org.in Template:Webarchive
  40. ↑ Jorhat Law College, Jorhat, Assam, India- BA LLB, LLB, LLM. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  41. ↑ Kakojan College, Kakojan. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  42. ↑ Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College. dr.nobinbordoloicollege.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  43. ↑ Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School – Baghchung, Jorhat. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  44. ↑ About JNV Jorhat. navodaya.gov.in. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  45. ↑ Group. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  46. ↑ http://www.dongme.ning.com Template:Webarchive
  47. ↑ Carmel School, Jorhat(30 July 2014). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  48. ↑ Crescent Academy info. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  49. ↑ About Delhi Public School Jorhat-Assam. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  50. ↑ Excellere. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  51. ↑ Kendriya Vidyalaya, AFS Jorhat. Kvafsjorhat.org. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  52. ↑ Kendriya Vidyalaya N E I S T (RR L) Jorhat. Kvrrljorhat.org. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  53. ↑ Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC Jorhat. Kvongcjorhat.org. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  54. ↑ http://www.sankardevseminary.org Template:Webarchive
  55. ↑ Sports in Jorhat. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  56. ↑ Sports Venues. Retrieved 17 September 2022.Template:Dead link
  57. ↑ Century-old Jorhat horse race sputters on. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  58. ↑ List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  59. ↑ Jorhat (Assam) Election Results 2016. Election.in. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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