Kohora Explained

Kohora
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:26.63°N 93.6°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Golaghat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:76
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:785 609
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:(91)3776
Registration Plate:AS 05

Kohora is a small town situated in the Golaghat district of Assam. It is the main entrance of the world-famous Kaziranga National Park. It lies on the National Highway 37(Asean Highway 1). Kohora Lies Between Nagaon And Golaghat.

Climate

See main article: Climate of Kaziranga National Park.

The climate of Kohora is same with the world heritage site Kaziranga National Park which experiences three seasons: summer, monsoon, and winter. The winter season, between November and February, is mild and dry, with a mean high of 250NaN0 and low of 50NaN0. During this season, beels and nullahs (water channels) dry up. The summer season between March and May is hot, with temperatures reaching a high of 370NaN0. During this season, animals usually are found near water bodies. The rainy monsoon season lasts from June to September, and is responsible for most of Kaziranga's annual rainfall of 22200NaN0. During the peak months of July and August, three-fourths of the western region of the town is submerged, due to the rising water level of the Brahmaputra. The flooding causes, at the north side of the town, most animals to migrate to elevated and forested regions outside the southern border of the national park, such as the Mikir hills. A total of 540 animals, including 13 rhinos and mostly hog deer perished in unprecedented devastating floods of 2012.[1] [2] However, occasional dry spells create problems as well, such as food shortages for the wildlife in the park.[3]

Tourist Complex

Kohora is the main entrance to the world heritage site Kaziranga, so that there are many resorts, hotels and guest houses for tourists. The all tourist facilities are available at an areal distance which is known as Kaziranga Tourist Complex or similarly Kohora Tourist Complex. It covers a distance of minimum 10 kilometers along the National Highway 37 and about 1 kilometer to the south of the town (central).

Schools

Name of the schoolEstablishedLocation
Kaziranga National Park High SchoolN/ACentral Kohora
Rising Sun English School N/ASouth Kohora
Kohora Medium English SchoolN/ACentral Kohora
Sankardev Sishu Vidya NiketanN/APilkhana, Kohora
Kaziranga High SchoolN/ADiring, East of Kohora
Little Flower SchoolN/ABagori, West of Kohora
Mahaveer Dharohar Goswami Vidya Mandir1997Bagori, West of Kohora

Road

Kohora is connected with National Highway 37 therefore it connects with all the major cities of Assam (Guwahati, Jorhat, Nagaon, Tezpur, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh). There are several bus stoppage nearby the highway.

Transport

Due to its location near the National Highway 37 bus service and local transportation is available at Kohora. Minibus service connects Jorhat, Tezpur, Nagaon, Golaghat. And Super buses connects Guwahati, Jorhat, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Digboi, Tinisukia, Doomdooma, Jagun, Imphal (NH39), Golaghat (NH39), Dimapur (NH39). Local transport service connects Bokakhat and Kohora.

Market and Departmental Stores

Banks and ATMs

Mail and Courier Services

Notes and References

  1. News: Assam flood: Over 500 animals dead in Kaziranga. 7 July 2012.
  2. Web site: UN Kaziranga Factsheet . . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080510070553/http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/kazirang.html . dead . 2008-05-10 . 2008-08-23 .
  3. News: AFP English Multimedia Wire . Rare rhinos in India face food shortage . HighBeam Research, Inc . 29 August 2006 . 2007-04-25 .