Kekerikuchi
Kekerikuchi
Kekorikuchi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kekerikuchi Map of Assam  Kekerikuchi Kekerikuchi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′21″N 91°36′38″E / 26.5726°N 91.6105°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tamulpur |
| Region | Tamulpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 404.46 ha (999.44 acres) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,867 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 781376[1] |
| STD Code | 03624 |
| Vehicle registration | AS-28 |
| Census code | 304413 |
Kekerikuchi is a census village in Tamulpur district, Assam, India.[2][3] As per the 2011 Census of India, Kekerikuchi has a total population of 1,867 people including 927 males and 940 females.[4]
On January 13, 1998, the night of Uruka, Boro terrorists killed 18 people in the village of Kekerikuchi.[5] Since then, the villagers of Kekerikuchi don't celebrate the Bhogali Bihu, a major festive of Assamese nation.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kekerikuchi Dwarkuchi Ps Tamulpur Pincode". findpincode.in. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Chitre, Manjiri Sachin (16 June 2022). "Assam: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district amid torrential rains | Video". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Assam witnesses incessant rainfall once again". ThePrint. ThePrint. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Assam - District Baksa - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Gupta Kashyap, Samudra (26 August 2012). "The Assam tangle - Indian Express". Indian Express. The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Karmakar, Rahul (14 January 2021). "For this Assam village, Bhogali Bihu is a reminder of carnage". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "When Assam celebrates Bihu Uruka, Kekerikuchi weeps". Moneycontrol. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "For past 24 years, this village under Tamulpur subdivision has not celebrated Bhogali Bihu - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. The Sentinel (Guwahati). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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