Teok is a town and municipal board situated in the
Jorhat district of
Assam
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,
India
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. It is at a distance of about 20 kilometres from
Jorhat city. The term 'Teok' is derived from the
Tai languages
The Tai, Zhuang–Tai, or Daic languages (Ahom language, Ahom: 𑜁𑜪𑜨 𑜄𑜩 or 𑜁𑜨𑜉𑜫 𑜄𑜩 ; ; or , ; , ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai languages, Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spo ...
. It literally means – ‘The place of milk and ghee’.
Transport
The
National Highway 37 passes through Teok and connects it to other places of Assam. There is an
Assam State Transport Corporation bus station.
Jorhat Airport
Jorhat Airport , also known as Rowriah Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam, India. It is located at Rowriah, situated south-west from Jorhat and north-east from Golaghat.
History
It was establi ...
is the nearest airport to Teok. The town is well connected with nearby railway stations -
Mariani Junction Railway Station, Selenghat Railway Station and Amguri Railway Station.
Education
Schools
* Teok Rajabari Higher Secondary School
* Jyoti Vidyapith, Teok
* Teok High School
* Ben Garden High School, Teok
* Teok Girls' Higher Secondary School
* Teok Jatiya Vidyalaya
* Holy Flower Senior Secondary School, Teok
* Teok Rajabari Govt. Junior Basic School
* Jogduar High School
Junior Colleges and Degree College
* Teok Senior Secondary School
* Renu Borah Memorial Academy, Teok
* Jnanpith Academy, Teok
* Kakojan College
*
Chandra Kamal Bezbaruah College, Teok
Universities
* Auniati University
* Assam Women's University, Teok Campus (Proposed)
Hospitals
* First Referral Unit (F.R.U.), Teok
List of Bank Branches
* State Bank of India, Teok ADB Branch
* Punjab National Bank, Boloma Branch
* HDFC Bank, Teok Branch
* IDBI Bank, Teok Grant Branch
* ICICI Bank, Teok Branch
* North East Small Finance Bank, Teok Branch
* The Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd, Teok Branch
* Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, Badulipukhuri Branch
* Bandhan Bank, Jagduar Branch
Politics
Teok is part of
Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India.
Assembly segments
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Current assembly segments
Previous ...
and
AGP's
Renupoma Rajkhowa is the current MLA of
Teok (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Notable People
*
Binanda Chandra Barua, famous Assamese poet and author.
Notable Places to Visit Nearby
* Sri Sri Auniati Satra, Kaliapani (6 km away).
*
Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar (12 km away).
* Lachit Borphukan's Maidam, tomb of the National Hero of Assam
Lachit Borphukan (12 km away).
* Jhanjimukh, mouth of the river Jhanji in the
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and ...
, a place full of natural beauty and a small picnic spot (12 km away).
References
Cities and towns in Jorhat district
Jorhat
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