Dhemaji

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Dhemaji district.
Dhemaji
ধেমাজি
town
Dhemaji

Location in Assam, India

Coordinates: 27°29′N 94°35′E / 27.48°N 94.58°E / 27.48; 94.58Coordinates: 27°29′N 94°35′E / 27.48°N 94.58°E / 27.48; 94.58
Country India
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Government
 • Body Dhemaji Town Committee
Elevation 91 m (299 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 11,851
Languages
 • Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration AS - 22
Sex ratio 1000:915 ♂/♀
Website dhemaji.nic.in

Dhemaji (Pron:deɪˈmɑ:ʤi or di:ˈmɑ:ʤi) (Assamese: ধেমাজি) is the headquarters of Dhemaji district, Assam, India. It is one of the remote districts of Assam.

Etymology

The town's name "Dhemaji' is believed to be derived from Mising words "Dhe" meaning"fly" and "maji" meaning "creeping".

Geography

Dhemaji is located at 27°29′N 94°35′E / 27.48°N 94.58°E / 27.48; 94.58.[1] It has an average elevation of 91 metres (298 feet). Dhemaji is located to the north of the river brahmaputra. To its north lies the Arunachal himalayas. To its east is the state, Arunachal Pradesh and to the west is lakhimpur, a district of Assam. It has many big and small rivers flowing through it. Some of them are Jiadhal, Gainodi, and Cemen. The river Subansiri flows by its western border.

History

The area of the present district was under the control of the Sutiya kings during their reign of over 400 years. Ruins of the erstwhile capital are still there but not well preserved. A number of monuments Ghuguha Dol, Ma Manipuri Than, Padumani Than built by the Ahom kings are worth visiting.

Dhemaji became a fully-fledged district on 14 October 1989 when it was split from Lakhimpur district.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Dhemaji had a population of 11,851. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dhemaji has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 70%. In Dhemaji, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Dhemaji one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4] During the last 10 years Dhemaji has been witnessing rapid growth in terms of business and education. The economy of Dhemaji is based on agriculture. The prominent employment avenue apart from agriculture is the service sector (govt. jobs, school teachers). Central govt. schemes for rural development is changing the scene of the district. People now have different options to enrich themselves. The DRDA, Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayat are flourishing income opportunities to the people as well as the office-bearers of these organizations.

Transport

The National Highway No. 52 passes through Dhemaji end at Jonai. The broad-gauge train service has been successfully completed. Jiadhal and Gainadi are the most ravaging rivers in this district in terms of floods. Every year floods destroy a bulk of the agricultural proceeds and people take refuge in camps. The nearest airport to Dhemaji is Lilabari Airport, near North Lakhimpur, some 66 km away. A bridge over the Brahmaputra is under construction that will connect Dhemaji with Dibrugarh by road as well as by rail. The state-highways here are comparatively well-off compared to its neighbouring district.

Education

Dhemaji has a dozen of schools and colleges. Dhemaji is continuously making record over last four years by securing Highest passing percentage in HSLC exam. Currently Dhemaji has the highest Educated people in Assam (districtwise). The oldest recorded among them is a primary school established in 1885 named Nalanipam L.P. School. The school is to be declared "Model School" by the SSA Mission, Assam. Dhemaji Higher Secondary School and Dhemaji Girls Higher Secondary School are pioneer educational schools at Dhemaji which produces a good number of talents at national and international level. St Francis de Sales School (a Christian missionary managed school) is a pioneer school providing education in English medium in the district. This school produces a good number of rank holders in High School Leaving Certificate Examination. Along with this other Missionary school in the district were Christ King school at Gogamukh, Don Bosco at Silapathar, Fransalian school at Jonai. Dhemaji College, Dhemaji Commerce College, Moridhal College are major colleges. Gogamukh College at Gogamukh, Silapathar College at Silapathar, Murkongselek College at Jonai, Laimekuri college at Jonai, Bordoloni Central college are other colleges. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Dhemaji , Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Dhemaji, Kendriya Vidyalaya Gerukamukh, were some of CBSE affiliated school with a very good growth of result in past years. VKV,Dhemaji is one of the benchmark and mark holing school in Dhemaji and a very recommended school for all. Its vision is to get knowledge in every aspects of life. A good number of students are coming out from the roots of Dhemaji to join different institutes and organizations of international and national repute. An Engineering college and a Polytechnic Institute is scheduled to be established Shortly.[5] Education in remote villages have been mostly contributed by lots of Provincialised /Non-provincialized Venture Schools using volunteer teachers. A campus of Tezpur University has been planned to open a modest campus in Laimekuri, Jonai Sub-division.

Politics

Dhemaji is part of Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[6] There are two Assembly constituencies in Dhemaji District- Dhemaji and Jonai. Dhemaji district is politically very poor. Community politics is main reason for this. Sri Sarbananda sonowal BJP is MP (Member of Parliament),[7] Sumitra Patir Doley I.N.C. is M.L.A of Dhemaji Constituency, Pradan Boruah I.N.C. the is M.L.A of Jonai constituency . Students' organisation as TMPK (TAKAM MISING PORIN KEBANG), All Assam Students Union, AJYCP, ABSU,NSUI, AATASU,AASKSU were the popular through there activities.

Banking Service

With wide strengthening of Economy among both rural and urban people. Lot of new banks both Nationalised Bank i.e. Public sector banks in India and Private -sector bank had opened there branches in the various rural and urban areas of the district.

Telecommunication

With increasing popularity of Mobile service and internet connectivity. Internet connectivity through wireless datacards and Broadband is available. The major cellular service providers are Airtel, BSNL, Aircel, Vodafone, Reliance , Idea

3G services are a recent addition to the city.

Sl No. Mobile Operator
1 BSNL[8]
2 Aircel[9]
3 Reliance[10]
4 Airtel[11]
5 Idea
6 Vodafone[12]

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhemaji
  2. ↑ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://dteassam.in/index.php?menu=mnNewScheme
  6. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  7. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/ge.html
  8. ↑ http://www.assam.bsnl.co.in
  9. ↑ http://www.aircel.com
  10. ↑ http://www.rcom.co.in
  11. ↑ http://www.airtel.in
  12. ↑ http://www.vodafone.in

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