Boko, Kamrup

Boko বকো
Town
Boko Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 25°58′40″N 91°14′08″E / 25.97777°N 91.23557°ECoordinates: 25°58′40″N 91°14′08″E / 25.97777°N 91.23557°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Kamrup
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	781123
Website	kamrup.nic.in

Boko is a town in Kamrup district of Assam. It is on south bank of river Brahmaputra.^{[1] [2]}

Transport

Boko is at National Highway 37. It is well connected with Guwahati and other major nearby towns with private commercial vehicles. Boko is also an important transportation centre for travelling to chamaria,hahim,lampi(Langpih) etc places
It is just 43 km west of Guwahati International Airport.

Politics

Boko is part of Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency). Boko is itself one of the constituencies of the assam legislative assembly
Boko town is under the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council(RHAC)

Etymology

It is believed that boko was once a separate kingdom ruled by a local king named Bogai. Boko derives its name from the word baka which also means the bird crane

See also

• Chaygaon
• Palasbari

References

1. "Boko". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
2. "Boko PinCode". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-18.