Dokmoka is a town in

Karbi Anglong district Karbi Anglong district is an District, administrative unit in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is an autonomous district administered by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) according to the provisions ...

in the state of

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. Local people like to refer the town as Dongmukak. It has its own Town Committee. It is about 85 km from Diphu and NH-29 passes through it.

Demographics

India

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, Dokmoka had a population of 4,670.

Tourist spot

;Jhankeshwar Mahadev Temple: Dokmoka Nepali basti village is about 2 km from Dokmoka Town. In this village is the famous Jhankeshwar Mahadev Temple, which is a very important tourist spot. In this temple

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is worshipped in the form of Linga. ;Akashi Ganga : Akashi Ganga Lord Shiva Temple is famous for the beautiful waterfalls from the rock on top of the hills. Besides, there is a beautiful garden near the temple, which is also a very good tourist and picnic place. ;Mahamaya: Mahamaya temple is on top of the hills. The temple is famous for the Maha Lakshmi Mai. This temple is about 400 years old. The hill-view from all four sides appears the same. There is a big natural lake on top of the hills near the temple. Hanuman Bandar is a cave on the hill-top, which is also a very good tourist place. ;Dikrutpi Waterfall : Dikrutpi waterfall, the source of the Dikrutpi river is a major tourist attraction in the district. It is 17 km away from Dokmoka.

Education

;Thong Nokbe College: Thong Nokbe College is a government college and lies in the foothill of Mahamaya Hill. ;Dokmoka Higher Secondary School: It is a Government Assamese higher secondary school. It is about 1.5 km from town. ;Krist Jyoti English School: It is a missionaries school at Dokmoka which is about 2 km from main town located on the foothills. ;Nihang Rongphar English High School: Nihang Rongphar English school is about 2 km from Dokmoka town. This school is near the hills of Ruipi hill. There is a big sport playground located near the school. Football is played every day in this field. ;Saint Xavier English School: It is a private school which is about 1 km from town or near NH36. ;Banre Terangpi Residential School: It is a private memorial school is about 1 km from main town toward Dongmukak–Howraghat road. ;Church Of Christ English School: It is a private school which is about 1 km from main town. ;Nirmal Niketan English School: It is a missionaries school which is about 6/7 km from Dongmukak town.

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Cities and towns in Karbi Anglong district {{Assam-geo-stub

Demographics

Tourist spot

Education

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