Bokajan (town) explained

Bokajan
Other Name:Inghanlangso
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:26.02°N 93.78°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Name2:Karbi Anglong
Governing Body:Bokajan Town Committee
Leader Title:MP
Leader Name:Horen Sing Bey
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:138
Population Total:19,936
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Karbi, Assamese, Hindi, Bodo, Bengali
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:782480
Registration Plate:AS 09

Bokajan is a town in Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam, India. Bokajan is best known for its Cement factory (Cement Corporation of India, Bokajan). It is 15 km away from Dimapur and partially borders Nagaland.

Geography

Bokajan is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Bokajan had a population of 19,936. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bokajan has an average literacy rate of 86.77%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 68%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Language

Bengali is the most spoken language at 6,725 speakers, followed by Assamese at 4,541 and Hindi at 4,461, Karbi is spoken by 1,062 people and Nepali by 1,413.

Economy

Industry

Bokajan CCI

The Bokajan Cement Factory is one of the 3 functional cement factory in India, out of its 10 cement factories of Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI), which are fully owned by the Central Govt. of India.Annually, the plant produces around 198,000 MT by using the dry process. The factory occupy an area that consist of the factory, the mining area and the township. The township consists of various civic amenities such as health centres, guest houses, bank, post office, telephone exchange and so on.

Agriculture

Most of the populace income is based on agriculture.

Education

Notable educational institutions include Eastern Karbi Anglong College and Kendriya VidyalayaPranab Vidyapith,Pranab Jubilee College,Vidhya Sagar High School,etc.

Sports

A wide array of sports are played in Bokajan, the most popular among them being football, chess, Karate.

Bokajan Chess Academy is run by former state champion and National level Player Rintu Brahma.

Politics

Bokajan is part of Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Bokajan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bokajan
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-05 . 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 .