Kokrajhar (town)


Kokrajhar is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern States of India.
Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of Gaurang River. The North East Indian Railways divides the city into two divisions, north and the south Kokrajhar. Kokrajhar town is the headquarters of Kokrajhar district and the Bodoland Territorial Council.

Geography

Kokrajhar is located at. It has an average elevation of 38 metres.

Climate

Demographics

It is inhibited by people of different ethnicities and cultures. The main inhabitants are Bodos, Koch Rajbongshi, Gorkha, Assamese, Bengalis, Garo, and Santalis. Bodos and other tribals can be seen in most of the villages while Bengalis, Gorkha, Biharis and Marwaris are seen as merchants in Market areas. The tea tribes can also be seen in the tea gardens.
India census, Kokrajhar had a population of 31,152. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kokrajhar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kokrajhar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has 3 sub divisions Kokrajhar, Gossaigaon and Basugaon.

Transportation

Kokrajhar is served by the Assam State Transport Corporation.
The Kokrajhar railway station lies on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line under the Northeast Frontier Railway with services to important cities of the country like Guwahati, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai etc.
Important trains like Rajdhani Express, Kamrup Express, Brahmaputra Mail, North East Express, Vivek Express, Garib Rath Express etc. have their stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.

Recreation

Parks

The town has many schools and colleges with English being the sole medium of instruction in higher education. All the colleges under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council is affiliated under Bodoland University since 2017.

Secondary Schools

Kokrajhar consists of three assembly constituencies: Kokrajhar East, Kokrajhar West and Gossaigaon, which all are part of Kokrajhar.

Sports

Football is the most popular sport in the town. The town has many Football clubs of which Baarhoongkha AC is the most widely known as they participate in the state level Assam State Premier League. The town has also produced many national level athletes. Other sports followed in the town are Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Taekwondo, Kabaddi, Chess, Archery, Cricket and other indigenous sports.

Notable personalities