Ghilamara is a small town situated in the far east of Lakhimpur district in

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Geographical description

Situated in border of Lakhimpur and Dheamji districts; Ghilamara is a beautiful, serene, peaceful, small town in the district of Lakhimpur, Assam, India. Dhemaji is on the east, Gogamukh is on the north,

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is on the south and the

Subansiri River The Subansiri (Chayul Chu in Tibet) is a trans- Himalayan river and a tributary of the Brahmaputra River that flows through Tibet's Lhuntse County in the Shannan Prefecture in Southwestern China, and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and A ...

is on the west of Ghilamara.

Weather

As the place is situated in bank of Arunachal hill, the weather is pretty cold in the month of January and very hot in the month Jul-Aug. The average temperature in winter season is from and in summer it increases to . Annual rain ranges from .

History

This area was under the Chutia kings until the Ahoms annexed it in 1523 A.D. At least four copper plates have been recovered from the region till date which were issued by Chutia kings between 14th and 15th century. These include: * One issued by king Satyanarayan in 1392 A.D. at Dhenukhana. * One issued by king Satyanarayan originally in 1393 A.D. and revised by king Dharmanarayan in 1435 A.D. * One issued by king Lakshminaryan in 1401 A.D. at Ghilamora. * One by king Dhirnarayan in 1522 A.D.

Etymology

There is a lack of historical data to detail the source of the name ''Ghilamara''. Based on legends and local oral folklore, the name ''Ghilamara'' is originated with the story that revolves around Ghila, a Chutia rebel leader. The Ahom army under

Sukhaamphaa Sukhaamphaa also known as Khora roja (1552–1603) was a king of the Ahom kingdom of medieval Assam. He ruled for a period of fifty one years, the longest in the Ahom dynasty. Very fond of sports, he fell off an elephant soon after his asce ...

(1552–1603) defeated the Chutia rebels and killed Ghila in a paddy field which was named thereafter as ''Ghilamara field'' - which means ''Field where Ghila was killed''.

Infrastructure

Healthcare

# Govt. Hospital= 1 # Primary health center=2

Veterinary

1. Veterinary hospital= 1

Water

1. No.s of tube-well= 2763
2. No.s of well=65

Road

1. Total surface road= 26 km
2. total un-surface road=65 km

Banking

1. Nationalized bank (1) United Bank of India (UBI) 2. Gramin Bank (1) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank

Economy

The local economy is yet in quite backward state. The major occupation is agriculture. Road networks: people says, "it's better than before". Once famous bird sanctuary "Bordoibam Pakshi Uddyan" is now in very pitiful shape due to lack of attention from authorities. There is an industrial training institute) building constructed in the center point of Ghilamara which is yet to start.

Educational Institution

The locales of Ghilamara have been advanced in the area of education, despite being economically backward. A good number of institutions are there starting from primary education to higher education. North Bank college had been one of the pioneer on the north bank of Brahmaputra, established in 1961. Being the second oldest institution of higher education in the undivided Lakhimpur District, North Bank College has been rendering higher education to the ambitious youths of this backward area and facilitating for their present livelihood. 1. North Bank College
2. Ghilamara Girls College
3. Ghilamara Model Higher Secondary School
4. Ghilamara Town HS School
5. Kanta Khanikar High School
6. Ghilamara Public High School
7. Ghilamara Girls MV School
8. Ghilamara Model Lower Primary School
9. Sankardev Shishu Niketan Ghilamara
10. Ghilamara Music and Art College
11. North Bank Fine Art College
12. Ghilamara Boys' MV School
13. Ghilamara Na-Pukhuri High School
14. Dakhin Ghilamara High School
15. Ghilamara Town LP School
16. Pragati English Medium School
17. Medhabi Jatiya Bidyalaya 18. Suvidya Residential School, Ghilamara 19. Subanshiri Valley Academy, Ghilamara 20
Ghilamara Adarsha Lower Primary School

Govt. offices

1. Lakhimpur State Road Division, (PWD), Ghilamara
2. Lakhimpur State Road Sub-Division, (PWD), Ghilamara
3. PHE Division
4. PHE Sub-Division
5. Water Resource Sub-Division
6. Subansiri Revenue Circle, Ghilamara
7. ASEB, Sub-Division
8. Seri-culture Office
9. Block Elementary Education Office
10. Ghilamara Development Block

Notes

References

*{{cite book , last=Baruah, url=https://archive.org/details/chutiaburanji/mode/2up, first=Swarnalata, title=Chutia Jatir Buranji, date=2007 Cities and towns in Lakhimpur district