Rangachakua is a village and a central area for some villages situated in

Sonitpur district Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur. Etymology The name of the district is derived from a story found ...

, in the Indian 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 provide various economic, financial and organizational service to the surrounding Region having the only bank in the area, only Higher Secondary.

Etymology

According to folklore, this area was formerly thickly vegetated. Bordikarai (Dikkarika) river was planned to flow from the edge of a curve. The river was in the middle of the trees, which were stunted and reddish in colour. As a result, in the computation, the phrase ′′ Ranga+Suk ′′ (Red-corner) is referred to as ′′ Rangachakua ′′. Another possible reason for this naming can be a local breed of rice called ''Rangachakua''.

Climate

Rangachakua has a mild to warm climate in the summer and a colder environment in the winter. During this time, the temperature would range between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius. Rangachakua climate makes it ideal for a variety of agricultural activities.

Organization

Rangachakua's forwardness can be estimated by its "Rangachakua Pathar Porichalona Samiti" which was an innovative agricultural organization formed a decade ago by the local villagers. It was one of only four of its kind in the whole

Sonitpur District Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur. Etymology The name of the district is derived from a story found ...

. At the present the small tea farmers are actively participating in the economic development and progress, organizing small tea growers learning session and workshops. Other organizations and institutions are:

Rangachakua SBI branch

The branch was established in 1989 when people from all over the

Jamugurihat Jamugurihat is a town and a town area committee in Sonitpur district, in the Indian state of Assam. This is a newly planned city area by the Urban Development Authority of Assam. The town is located north of the Brahmaputra River. It is the loca ...

came to rangachakua for banking service. IFSC Code of Rangachakua SBI branch is SBIN0009142 and MICR No. is 784002514

Rangachakua Post Office

Serves the all 27 villages surrounding Rangachakua village. PIN of Rangachakua Post Office is previously 784185 but it changed to 784182

Rangachakua Higher Secondary School

Established in 1959, already celebrated golden jubilee. All the elites from the area studied there either till 10th or HS. It currently host only Arts and humanities stream. Once it was private and established by 5 of the local leaders that include Sonaram Das and Prabhuram Karki.

References

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External links

Website run by a local villagers
Villages in Sonitpur district