Jorhat

Jorhat district lies at the central region of Brahmaputra Valley, between 26° 46' north latitude and 96° 16' longitude. It is surrounded on the north by river Brahmaputra and on the south by the state Nagaland. Jorhat district was constituted in 1983 from the erstwhile Sibsagar District. Jorhat, Majuli and TitaborJorhat are the three Sub-divisions of Jorhat district, which is further split up into six revenue circles namely Jorhat West, Titabor, Teok, Mariani Majuli and Jorhat East, and eight development blocks namely Kaliapani Development Block, North West Development Block (Dhekorgarah), Titabor Development Block, East Jorhat Dev. Block (Selenghat), Central Jorhat Development Block (Chipahikhola), Jorhat Development Block (Baghchung), Majuli Development Block, Ujani Majuli Development Block. Jorhat has the honor of being the first district in Assam that has 100% fully literacy rate. There are various places of tourist interest in Jorhat district, which are as follows:

    * Majuli
    * Lachit Borphukan Maidam
    * Dhekiakhowa Bar Namghar
    * Burigosain devalay
    * Bangalpukhari
    * Purnananda Buragohain Maidam
    * Kunwori pukhari
    * Magolu Khat
    * Raja Maidam
    * Bilvesvar Siva Temple
    * Borbheta

In the agriculture sector tea and rice are the major crops grown in the region. Jorhat district is culturally rich with many creative authors, journalists, historians, etc. Indian Air force has a base at Jorhat and the premier oil company of India also has an establishment here. In the state of Assam Jorhat district has established itself as the seat for modern education. Some of the oldest educational institutions of India Jorhat Govt. High School founded in 1883 and Jagannath Barooah College in 1930 are established in the district. Some of the well known educational institutions is:

    * Regional Research Library, Jorhat
    * Assam Agricultural Univerisity
    * Prince of Wales Institute of Engineering & technology
    * Jowahar Novodaya Bidyalaya, Jorhat
    * Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
    * Tocklai Tea Research Institute
    * Jorhat Engineering College

 Assam-district-map


 Barpeta      Bongaigaon     Cachar

Darrang      Dhemaji        Dhuburi

Dibrugarh    Goalpara      Golaghat

Hailakandi    Jorhat        Kamrup

Karbianglong   Karimganj    Kokrajhar

Lakhimpur     Marigaon      Nagaon

Nalbari       Northcacharhills    Sibsagar

Sonitpur     Tinsukia


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