Ramdia is an Indian village in
Kamrup rural district
Kamrup Rural district, or simply Kamrup district (Pron: ˈkæmˌrəp or ˈkæmˌru:p), is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India formed by dividing the old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; other being Kamrup Metro ...
in the state 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 situated on the north bank of river
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 ...
30 km from the city
Guwahati
Guwahati () the largest 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 seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...
, near
Hajo
Hajo is a historic town set in the hills northwest of Guwahati, Assam, India. It is a meeting point of Buddhism, Buddhists, Hinduism, Hindus and Islam, Muslims due to the various pilgrimage sites on the different hills of Hajo. To the Hindus, ...
town. Farming, local businesses, and government service are main professions of the people of Ramdia.
Education
Ramdia has several government and non-government schools and a college, including:
*Ramdia Higher Secondary School
*Sankardev Vidya Niketan Ramdia
*Binandi Chandra Medhi College, Ramdia
*Daffodil English School Ramdia
*Ujankuri M.E. School
*Kaliram Medhi Girls High School Ramdia
*Ramdia Girls High School
*Ujankuri High School
*Hahdia L.P. School, Hahdia
*Sunrise English Academy
*Aloran Educational Trust, Ramdia
*Ancholik Jatiya Vidyalay
Transport
The village is near
National Highway 27 and connected to nearby towns and cities with regular buses and other modes of transportation. Regular bus services along with local passenger vehicles are available from
Guwahati
Guwahati () the largest 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 seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...
.
Notable people
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Kaliram Medhi
Kaliram Medhi (18 October 1880 – 24 January 1954) was a prominent linguist, writer and essayist from Assam who wrote in both the Assamese and English languages in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the third president of t ...
*
Saurav Kumar Chaliha
See also
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Sualkuchi
Sualkuchi (Pron: ˈsʊɑ:lˌkʊʧɪ, ) is a census town in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra, about 35 km from Guwahati, Sualkuchi is a block of Kamrup District. It has ...
References
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Villages in Kamrup district