Makhibaha Explained

Makhibaha
Native Name Lang:as
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:26.438°N 91.254°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nalbari
Governing Body:Makhibaha Village Development Committee
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Assamese
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:781374
Registration Plate:AS

Makhibaha is a historical village passing through so many years with many historic events. It is said that in later 14th century, Sree Sree Sankardev’s ancestor Gadadhar Bhuya was the "bhuya" of its nearby area. At that time it was surrounded by jungle and these jungles are full of bees which is in Assamese are called mou-makhi and so the name of the village is Makhibaha.

This village is under Tihu Police Station, Nalbari (Assam). The village is 90 km away from Guwahati, 20 km away from Nalbari, and 3 km away from Tihu Railway station. Pin code 781374.

There are 21 neighbouring chubas in Makhibaha. The population of Makhibaha is approximately 15,000. Most of people in this village depend upon agriculture. A large number of them are also engaged at government sectors and few in business.

Makhibaha has fifteen primary schools, one higher secondary school including both science and arts stream, one girls high school one venture high school, one Swaraswati Sikhu Niketan, one Jatiya Bidyalaya and one government technical school, B K S Motor Driving School.

The village is surrounded by Tihu in the north, Kshetri Dharmapur and Bhojkuchi in the south, Haribhanga in the east and Jalkhana in the west.