Amguri Explained

Amguri
Native Name Lang:as
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:26.81°N 94.523°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sivasagar
Governing Body:Amguri Municipal Board
Leader Title:Present M.L.Aleader_name = Anjan Dutta(INC)altitude = 74
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:8002
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Assamese
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:785680
Registration Plate:AS 04

Amguri (IPA: æmˈgʊərɪ) is a town and municipal area committee in Sivasagar district in the state of Assam, India.

Geography

Amguri is located in the state of Assam, near the border of Nagaland, in north-east India. It has an average elevation of 74 metres (242 feet). It is situated on the bank of the river Jhanji and famous for its tea gardens and oil fields.

Demographics

At the 2001 census,[1] Amguri had a population of 6944. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%, and 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Amguri has an literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national literacy average of 59.5%. In Amguri, 55% of the male and 45% of the female population are literate.

Transport

Rail

Amguri falls under the Tinsukia railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Road

Amguri is connected to the neighbouring towns by the National Highway-2(Mokokchung-Amguri Road) which falls under the renumbered North- South Highway system[2] [3] and the Dhodar Ali Road. A good volume of traffic to and from the neighbouring towns traverse through Amguri on NH-2(Mokokchung-Amguri Road) to the Indian state of Nagaland.

Notable educational institutions

Politics

Amguri Town is part of the 103rd Amguri Legislative Assembly. AGP's Prodip Hazarika is the current MLA of this constituency. Amguri is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] On 13th August 2023, Prodip Hazarika resigned from Asom Gana Parishad due to abolishment of Amguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[5]

Health

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. Poornima Rajendran (28 April 2010). Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways (PDF). circular(Report). Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways(PDF) (Report). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012
  4. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-06 . Assam . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf . 2006-05-04 .
  5. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/assam-amguri-mla-tenders-resignation-from-party-after-his-assembly-constituency-dissolved-in-final-delimitation-order20230812204110