Jorhat Explained

Jorhat
Settlement Type:City
Nickname:City of Cultural Capital of Assam
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:centre
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam
Coordinates:26.75°N 94.22°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Type4:Zone
Subdivision Type5:No. Of Wards
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Name2:Upper Assam
Subdivision Name3:Jorhat
Subdivision Name4:3 (Central, East & West)
Subdivision Name5:19
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1909
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Jorhat Municipal Board
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Title2:District Commissioner
Leader Name2:Sri Pulak Kumar Mahanta, IAS
Leader Title3:Superintendent Of Police
Leader Name3:Sri Shwetank Mishra, IPS
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1] [2]
Area Total Km2:72.8
Elevation M:116
Population Total:1,53,736
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Jorhatian
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:7850XX
Area Code:0376
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:AS-03
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex Ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:951 ♀️/ 1000 ♂️
Blank2 Name Sec1:Climate
Blank2 Info Sec1:Cwa
Blank3 Info Sec1:Assamese
Blank1 Name Sec2:Literacy Rate
Blank1 Info Sec2: 90.01%
Blank2 Name Sec2:Lok Sabha Constituency
Blank2 Info Sec2:Jorhat
Blank3 Name Sec2:Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Blank3 Info Sec2:Jorhat, Titabar, Mariani, Teok

Jorhat is one of the major city and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India.[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

See also: Timeline of Jorhat.

Tributary state of Mongmao

See main article: article and Möng Mao.

In 1318, Si Kefa, the ruler of Mongmao after conquering southeast states till Lancang river from the Yuan dynasty, appointed his brother Sanlongfa as the general and led an army of 90,000 to attack the king of Mengwei Sari (Upper Assam) in the northwest. In the end, he designed a plan to make Mengwei Sari surrender and was made a tributary state of Mongmao with the capital in Ruili.[6]

Under Konbaung empire

See main article: article and Konbaung dynasty. 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.[7] 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 (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 Rule

See main article: article and Colonial Assam. In 1885, a narrow-gauge railway, Jorehaut Provincial Railway, became operational. In time, this contributed to the rapid growth of the tea industry.[9]

Geography

Jorhat is located at .[10] It has an average elevation of 116m (381feet).

The municipality covers an area of,[2] has 19 wards with a population of about 1.53 lakhs at present, with for master plan area.[11] The district spreads over and had a population of 870,000 according to a 1991 census. Population density at that time was 306adj=preNaNadj=pre. The sex ratio is 913 (913 females per 1000 males).

Demographics

Jorhat Municipal Board (covering the out growth area) had a population of 1,26,736 as of the 2011 census.[12]

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. The total literates in Jorhat were 182,600 of which male and female were 96,806 and 85,794 respectively.

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.[13]

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

Languages

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. Ethinic 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.[14]

Culture

Jorhat is known as the Cultural Capital of Assam. It 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.[15]

Media

In 1935, the first Assamese daily newspaper Dainik Batori was published from Jorhat by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah.[16] [17] The daily newspapers which have Jorhat editions include,, Dainik Agradoot and 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

The District & Sessions Judge Upper Assam District Jorhat was created on 15 November 1948 and has been made permanent w.e.f the 1 April 1953. The first roll of honor of District & Sessions Judge of Assam Valley, Upper Assam Districts, Jorhat District was Mr. S.K Das, MA, BL. Presently, the territorial jurisdiction of the District is extended over 2(two) sub-divisions namely 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 Shri Mridul Kumar Kalita. The present Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jorhat, the head of all the Criminal Courts is Sri Vijay Kumar Singh.[18] [19]

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.[20] The airport has daily flights connectivity to Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Guwahati 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[21] which lies on the Furkating-Jorhat-Mariani branch line of Tinsukia railway division. Mariani Junction railway station,[22] the major railway junction of the district is about 18km (11miles) 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 provides daily bus services from ASTC and private operators to elsewhere in the state and few areas 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.[23]

Education and research institutions

Research institutes

Universities

Technical institutes

Design institute

Medical institutes

Training institute

Colleges

HS Schools

Schools

Cinnamara[47]

Sports

Established in 1950, the multi-purpose Jorhat Stadium is the oldest stadium of Assam, which is mainly used for cricket and football.[57] 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.[58] 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.[59]

Politics

Jorhat is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[60] Indian National Congress's Gaurav Gogoi is the current Member of Parliament serving the 18th Lok Sabha from Jorhat, Assam. While Hitendra Nath Goswami of BJP is the incumbent MLA from Jorhat assembly constituency.[61]

Notable people

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ministry of Home Affairs Directorate of Census Operations, Assam. 2011 Census of India. 2011. 1813 Part B District Census Handbook (DCHB) Jorhat. Census of India 2011. PART XII-B. Assam. District Primary: District Primary Census Abstract 0117 Jorhat: Urban. 24. 1813. 2019-04-17.
  2. Web site: Jorhat Municipal Board, Functions of Jorhat Municipality.
  3. http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Assam-reports.pdf
  4. Web site: Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 9 July 2019 . 15 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215164956/http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Master-Plan-Solar-City/Jorhat_solar_city_master_plan.pdf . dead .
  6. 佚名 著; 龚肃政 译; 杨永生 注. 银云瑞雾的勐果占璧简史. 勐果占璧及勐卯古代诸王史. 昆明: 云南民族出版社. 1988: 1–51. ISBN 7-5367-0352-X.
  7. "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."
  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."
  9. Web site: NFR History . NF Railway . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032906/http://www.nfr.railnet.gov.in/engir/History1.htm . 2 May 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: redirect to /world/IN/03/Jorhat.html. fallingrain.com.
  11. News: Jorhat Info.
  12. Web site: District Census 2011 - Jorhat.
  13. Web site: 2011. C-16 Population By Religion - Assam. censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  14. Web site: C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town Level. censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  15. "Bhattacharya, Birendrakumar" in Amaresh Datta, ed., Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1 (Sahitya Akademi, 1987),, p. 482 (excerpt available at Google Books).
  16. Web site: What was the First Assamese Daily Newspaper?. 12 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Thangal Manor in Jorhat, Assam is worth a visit. 4 September 2015. 12 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Jorhat Court Recruitment.
  19. Web site: Jorhat District & Sessions Court.
  20. Web site: Jorhat Airport (JRH) or Rowriah Airport. goindigo.in.
  21. Web site: JTTN/Jorhat Town . India Rail Info.
  22. Web site: MXN/Mariani Junction . India Rail Info.
  23. http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102503.pdf Bharatmala presentation
  24. Web site: Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (C.M.E.R. & T.I.) Lahdoigarh, Jorhat Assam. cmerti.res.in.
  25. Web site: Particulars of I.G.M.R.I.(FS), Jorhat, its functions and duties.. Indian Grain Storage and Research Institute, Jorhat. https://web.archive.org/web/20080113183754/http://fcamin.nic.in/dfpd_html/sgc/IGMRI_Jorhat.htm. 13 January 2008. 18 November 2015.
  26. Web site: ONGC :: Our Initiatives :: Institutes :: I.N.B.I.G.S. . Ongcindia.com . 2012-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828201907/http://www.ongcindia.com/inbigs.asp . 28 August 2012 . dmy-all .
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  28. Web site: toonworks business solution . Welcome NEIST . Rrljorhat.res.in . 2004-01-01 . 2012-08-17.
  29. Web site: Tocklai. tocklai.net.
  30. Web site: Kaziranga University : A 21st Century Career University with a focus on research in emerging areas of Science, Technology and Management.. kazirangauniversity.in.
  31. Web site: Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology. jistassam.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128110106/http://www.jistassam.in/. 28 January 2016. dead. 6 January 2018.
  32. Web site: About NEIMS . neimscollege.com. 2021-05-16.
  33. Web site: NID Assam (Jorhat). 2021-05-16.
  34. Web site: Welcome to Jorhat Medical college . Webx . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100322203954/http://jmch.org.in/ . 22 March 2010 .
  35. Web site: Dr. Jiba Kanta Saikia Homoeopathic Medical college and hospital .
  36. Web site: Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Jorhat. 2021-07-01.
  37. Web site: Welcome to Bahona College. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113424/http://bahonacollege.org.in/. 26 August 2014. dead. 2014-08-23. dmy-all.
  38. Web site: CKB Commerce College. ckbcc.org. en-gb. 6 January 2018. 20 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920100650/http://ckbcc.org/v2/index.php/homepage. dead.
  39. Web site: D.C.B. Girls College, Jorhat, Asssam. dcbgirlscollegejorhat.org. 6 January 2018.
  40. Web site: Welcome to J B College. Jagannath Barooah College. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424134341/http://jbcollege.org/. 24 April 2012. dead. 6 January 2018.
  41. http://www.jorhatcollege.org.in
  42. Web site: Jorhat Law College, Jorhat, Assam, India- BA LLB, LLB, LLM. jorhatlawcollege.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20160221060628/https://www.jorhatlawcollege.org/. 21 February 2016. dead. 6 January 2018.
  43. Web site: Kakojan College, Kakojan .
  44. Web site: Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College. dr.nobinbordoloicollege.com. en. 2021-05-15.
  45. Web site: Crescent Academy info. 2023-06-10.
  46. Web site: Excellere. 2023-06-10.
  47. Web site: Carmel School, Jorhat. 30 July 2014 . 2021-05-16.
  48. Web site: About Delhi Public School Jorhat-Assam. 2021-05-16.
  49. Web site: Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School – Baghchung, Jorhat. dbsjorhat.org.
  50. Web site: About JNV Jorhat. navodaya.gov.in . 2021-05-16.
  51. http://www.sankardevseminary.org
  52. Web site: Group. 2021-05-16.
  53. http://www.dongme.ning.com
  54. Web site: Kendriya Vidyalaya, AFS Jorhat . Kvafsjorhat.org . 2012-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001552/http://www.kvafsjorhat.org/ . 26 April 2012 . dmy-all .
  55. Web site: Kendriya Vidyalaya N E I S T (RR L) Jorhat . Kvrrljorhat.org . 2012-08-17 . 27 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121127160111/http://www.kvrrljorhat.org/ . dead .
  56. Web site: Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC Jorhat . Kvongcjorhat.org . 2012-08-17 . 26 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001551/http://www.kvongcjorhat.org/ . dead .
  57. Web site: Sports in Jorhat. 7 November 2022. jorhatonline.in.
  58. Web site: Sports Venues. 17 September 2022. assam.gov.in.
  59. Web site: Century-old Jorhat horse race sputters on. 7 May 2023. telegraphindia.com.
  60. 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 . 4 May 2006 .
  61. Web site: Jorhat (Assam) Election Results 2016. Election.in . 2016-05-19.

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