Kokrajhar is a town in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts, Assam, an autonomous territory in one of the North Eastern States of India.
Kokrajhar town is located along the banks of Gourang 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 (BTC).
Kokrajhar district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Area of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town and occupies an area of 3,169.22 km².
Demographics
As of 2001 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
Gaurang Park
Bodofa Children Park
Education
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
Don Bosco School, Kokrajhar
U. N. Academy, Kokrajhar
Auxilium English Medium School
B. P. C. M. Babyland English Medium High School, Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar Government Higher Secondary & Multipurpose School
Kokrajhar Girls School
Little Flower English Medium High School
MCM Woodland School
Shangrila School
Sister Margaret Nobel School
D N Himatsingka High School
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kokrajhar
The Reality Public School, Kokrajhar
Kendriya Vidyalaya Kokrajhar
Universities and Colleges
Bodoland University, Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar Government College
Commerce College, Kokrajhar
Girls' College, Kokrajhar
Science College, Kokrajhar
Law college, Kokrajhar
St. Ann's College
Aronai College
RSB College
Kokrajhar B. Ed college
Kokrajhar Music and Fine Arts College
Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
NIELIT, Kokrajhar
DIET, Kokrajhar
Politics
Kokrajhar consists of three assembly constituencies: Kokrajhar East, Kokrajhar West and Gossaigaon, which are all part of Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency).
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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokrajhar_(town)
