Kokrajhar () is a town in the

Bodoland Territorial Region The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), informally Bodoland, is an autonomous region and a proposed state in Assam, Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river below the foothills of Bhutan and Ar ...

, an

autonomous territory An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, entity, unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy— ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, one of the North Eastern states of India. Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river

Gaurang Gaurang (alternately spelled Gaurang or Gwrang) is a -long river which originates in Bhutan and flows southward into India. It first enters India in Chirang district, where it is known as Swrmanga, then flows westward into Kokrajhar district, then ...

. The North East Indian Railways divides the city into two divisions, north and the south Kokrajhar. Kokrajhar town is the headquarters of

Kokrajhar district Kokrajhar district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town and occupies an area of . It has two civil s ...

and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

Geography

Kokrajhar is located at . It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet).

Climate

Demographics

Indian census, Kokrajhar had a population of 31,152. Males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48% of the population. Kokrajhar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 71%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kokrajhar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has 3 sub divisions Kokrajhar,

Gossaigaon Gossaigaon is one of the developing town in the Bodoland region of Assam, India. This is a sub-divisional headquarter of Kokrajhar district. It shares its boundaries with the neighboring state West Bengal in the west and Dhubri district to the ...

and

Basugaon Basugaon (IPA:ˈbɑːsʊˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a Town in Chirang District of Assam, India. The name of this town is derived from its high bamboo plantation and bamboo market basically "basu" or "bash" means bamboo and "gaon" means village that is Basug ...

Language

Bengali is the most spoken language at 18,130 speakers, followed by Bodo at 8,549, Assamese is spoken by 2,752 people and Hindi at 4,024.

Transportation

Rupsi Airport is situated west from Kokrajhar town. Kokrajhar is served by the government owned

Assam State Transport Corporation Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to ...

, Bodoland Transport Services and many private bus operators. The

Kokrajhar railway station Kokrajhar railway station is a major railway station in Kokrajhar district, Assam. Its code is KOJ. It serves Kokrajhar City. The station consists of three platforms.The station lies on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni� ...

lies on the

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Barauni–Guwahati line The Barauni–Guwahati railway line connects Barauni, Saharsa, Purnia and Katihar in the Indian state of Bihar and in Assam via Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar in West Bengal. It is a linkage of prime importance for Northeaste ...

under the

Northeast Frontier Railway The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across No ...

with services to important cities of the country like

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

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etc. Important trains like

Rajdhani Express Rajdhani may refer to: * ''Rajdhani'' (film), 1956 Indian film * ''Rajadhani'' (1994 film), Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Rajadhani'' (2011 film), Indian Kannada-language film * Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan * Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a ...

, Kamrup Express,

Brahmaputra Mail The 15657 / 15658 ''Brahmaputra Mail'' is a daily train that connects Old Delhi with Kamakhya (an important town in Assam). Introduced in 1972 after the construction of the rail section of the Farakka Barrage, the train originally ran as the Ti ...

, North East Express,

Vivek Express Vivek Express is a chain of express trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister. These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami ...

Garib Rath Express The Garib Rath ("Poor's chariot") is a No frills, no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide subsidized price air-conditioned long-distance travel to passengers who could not afford standard fares of air-c ...

Avadh Assam Express The 15909 / 15910 ''Avadh Assam Express'' is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Dibrugarh railway station of Dibrugarh, Assam and Lalgarh Junction of Bikaner, Rajasthan in Ind ...

etc. have their stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.

Education

The town has many schools and colleges with English being the sole medium of instruction in higher education. All the colleges under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council is affiliated under

Bodoland University Bodoland University (BU), established in 2009, is a public state collegiate university located in Kokrajhar, Assam, India. It is the first university in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) along with the Lower Assam region (except the capit ...

since 2017.

Secondary schools

* Rashtra Bhasha Vidyapith Hindi high School * Don Bosco School, Kokrajhar * U. N. Academy, Kokrajhar * D N Himatsingka High School

Universities and Colleges

* Bodoland University, Kokrajhar *

Kokrajhar Government College Kokrajhar Govt. College Kokrajhar Govt. College (then Kokrajhar College) was established in 1959 at the heart of the town with a noble vision of bringing higher education to common people in general and the tribal people in particular. The Kokra ...

* Commerce College, Kokrajhar * Girls' College, Kokrajhar * Science College, Kokrajhar * Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar *

Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar The Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (CITK) is a public technical university established in 2006 and owned by the Government of India. It is located in Kokrajhar, Assam, India. The institute is spread across in Kokrajhar and offers Bac ...

Politics

Kokrajhar consists of three assembly constituencies: Kokrajhar East, Kokrajhar West and

, which all are part of

Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency) Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes. Assembly segments Kokrajhar Vidhan Sabha constituency is composed of the following a ...

Notable personalities

Halicharan Narzary Halicharan Narzary ( Bodo हलिचरन नार्जारी born 10 May 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Bengaluru. Club career Youth career Narzary first started playing ...

, national footballer *

Hagrama Mohilary Hagrama Mohilary (born 1 March 1969) is an Indian politician who has served as the Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council. Mohilary was elected as the Chief of Executive Committee of the Bodoland Territorial Council which c ...

, ex chief of BTC and chairperson of

Bodoland People's Front The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is a state political party in Assam, India. The party is headquartered in Kokrajhar Town and previously was in ruling government in the autonomous region of Bodoland. The party joined United Progressive Allian ...

* Durga Boro, footballer *

Bineshwar Brahma Bineshwar Brahma (28 February 1948 – 19 August 2000 brx, बिनेश्वर ब्रह्म) was the president of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha ('Bodo Literary Union') in Assam, India. He was born in a small village of Bhatarmari in Kokr ...

, politician, poet, teacher

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Kokrajhar district Bodoland