Howraghat (IPA: ˈhɑʊrəˌgɑːt) is a town in the
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 ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
. It is home to many indigenous communities mainly Karbi, Dimasa Kachari,
Tiwa (Lalung)
The Tiwa people (Also known as Lalung) is a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, and some parts of neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.
A st ...
Kachari, Bodo Kachari, etc.
Etymology
The name "Howraghat" came from Karbi words 'Hawar Kehat' meaning ''crossing border''. The word became distorted later as Howraghat.
Demographics
India
census
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, Howraghat had a population of 95649. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Howraghat has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 73%. In Howraghat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
*Atur Kimi English School
*Howraghat College
*Howraghat Higher Secondary School
*Howraghat English Medium High School
*Howraghat Town Girls High School
*National English School
*Pan Engti ME School
*Srimanta Shankardeva Vidyalay
*Shankar dev shisu vidya Niketan
*Kidzee pre-school
*Clirso Global school
Politics
Howraghat is part of
Howraghat Assembly constituency under
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...
, and
Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)
Diphu Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, scheduled tribes.
The Election Commission on 2023 August 11 published ...
.
See also
*
Dokmoka
References
Cities and towns in Karbi Anglong district
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