Titabor Explained

Titabor
Native Name:Titabor
Native Name Lang:as
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Assam, India
Coordinates:26.6°N 94.2°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jorhat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:172
Population Total:1,35,256
Population As Of:2021
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:785630
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0376
Registration Plate:AS 03

Titabor is a town in the Jorhat district of Assam in India. It is about 20 km away from Jorhat City. It is one of the highly greeny places of Assam, surrounded by different tea-estates. The town serves as the administrative headquarters of the Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council.

Geography

Titabar is located at 26.6°N 94.2°W.[1] and has an average elevation of 172m (564feet).

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census,[2] the Titabor subdivision had a population of 110,224. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Titabor has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%; 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Titabor is well connected by road and railways. Na Ali and Gar Ali connect the town with Jorhat. Buses and mini vans are daily ply from Jorhat to Titabor. For long distance, ASTC and other private bus transportation service operate direct bus from Titabor to Guwahati via Jorhat. It has a railway station on Lumding-Dibrugarh section under the Tinsukia railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway. The nearest airport is Jorhat Airport.

Place of interests

Thengal BhawanThe Thengal Bhawan is Located at Jalukonibari in Titabor, was built in 1880 by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah. In 1929, he published a weekly Assamese newspaper. Later, he established his printing press and office at Thengal Bhawan and managed to publish a daily newspaper, Dainik Batori.[3] It was the first Assamese daily newspaper. The Thengal Bhawan is now used as a guest house.

Thengal Cultural Centre and Museum

The Thengal Cultural Centre and Museum is located at Balijan Gaon. The museum is preserving the age old traditions, culture and heritage of the Thengal-Kachari community. It also has the amusement facilities for children.[4]

Tea Gardens

There are many tea gardens in Titabar area in radius of apprx 20-25 km. In the west there are some of the oldest tea gardens like Narayanpur Panbari Tea Estate, Saraipani Tea Estate, Bukaholla Tea Estate, Duflating Tea Estate, Kachajan Tea Estate, Letekujan Tea Estate etc.

Politics

The Titabor subdivision is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency). The current MP from Jorhat is Gaurav Gogoi of INC.

The previous MLA from Titabar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was Tarun Gogoi, the former Chief Minister of Assam - he has been in this seat since 2001 till he died on 23 November 2020.[5] Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah of INC is the incumbent MLA of this constituency. He is a Graduate from the St.Edmunds College, Shillong.

Education

Pragjyotika Academy, situated in the heart of Titabor, is a secondary school.[6] Concept Junior College is another private educational institute of the town.[7] Titabar has also some famous educational institutions like Nanda Nath Saikia College, Mihiram Saikia Higher Secondary School, Titabar Town High School and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jorhat. It also has the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Sericulture Training Institute and District Institute of Education and Training, Jorhat.

Notable People

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Titabar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Titabar
  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: Thangal Manor in Jorhat, Assam is worth a visit .
  4. Web site: CM Sonowal inaugurates Thengal Cultural Centre and Museum at Titabor. 12 December 2020. 2021-08-03.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Welcome to "Pragjyotika A Group Of Institutions". Pragjyotika Group Of Institutions. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521105135/http://pragjyotika.org.in/. 21 May 2013. dead. 24 August 2013.
  7. Web site: Concept Titabor Group of Institutions and Publications. Concept Titabor. 2021-05-15. dmy-all.