Kulajan
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Kulajan Tiniali | |
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City | |
| Kulajan | |
 Tangani river is the nearest river to Kulajan | |
  Kulajan Tiniali Location in Assam, India  Kulajan Tiniali Kulajan Tiniali (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°35′43″N 94°43′12″E / 27.59528°N 94.72000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Dhemaji |
| Co-District | Jonai |
| Revenue Circle | Sissiborgaon |
| Autonomous Region | Mising Autonomous Council |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mising Autonomous Council |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,567 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Mising |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 787110 |
| Telephone code | +91, 03753 |
| Vehicle registration | AS-22 |
Kulajan Tiniali is a town in Dhemaji district in the Indian state of Assam. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River, and is located approximately 493 kilometres from the city of Guwahati and just 13 km from Arunachal Pradesh. National Highway 15B starts at Kulajan and connects it to Dibrugarh.[1]
People
[edit]Kulajan is mostly inhabited by the Mising, an indigenous Assamese ethnic group in Assam. About 95% of inhabitants are Mising community and only 5% belong to other communities according to 2011 Census of India. Ali Ai Ligang is a local festival. On that day they prepare a local homemade rice beer known as Apong, available in two varieties i.e. Nogin and Po: Ro. Also they serve their guests with purang apin, pe:red oying and adin ba:nam (roasted pork). On the eve of Ali Ai Ligang, the Mising girls and boys dress in traditional dress. The festival is celebrated with performing dance and singing Mising Folk songs. Other festivals like Dobur and Porag are mostly celebrated along with the national festival of the indigenous Assamese communities, i.e. Bihu and other festivals such as Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Diwali, etc. Agriculture, handloom weaving and services are the main source of earning among the people here.[2][3]
Banking Services
[edit]State Bank of India( Kulajan Branch).[4]
Politics
[edit]Kulajan is part of Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency).Mr. Pradan Barua from BJP is the present MP from this constituency.[5] in Assam. As of 2021, Bhubon Pegu of BJP is the MLA of Kulajan, part of 114 Jonai (ST) Vidhan Sabha.[6]
Education
[edit]Schools in Kulajan Include:
- Kulajan High School—Assamese Medium School, Located at Kulajan, Established in 1994[7]
- Baptist Senior Secondary School—English Medium School, located at Kulajan, Established in 1995[8]
- Kulajan Senior Secondary School, Kulajan
- Kulajan Lower Primary School, Kulajan[9]
- Kanduli Mathura LP School, Kulajan Mathura[10]
- Kulajan ME School, Kulajan[11]
College in Kulajan:
- Kulajan College, Kulajan[12]
Transportation
[edit]Currently National Highway 515 (India) is well connected to Kulajan from other village of the states and also connecting it with Towns and cities of Arunachal Pradesh and also National Highway 15 (India) is connected to Dibrugarh cities. Mohanbari airport which falls under the town of Dibrugarh district is the nearest airport from .
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Start and end points of National Highways Archived 2009-04-10 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ^ "Welcome to Mising Autonomous Council : MAC". www.macassam.com. Mising Autonomous Council.
- ^ "Tribe of North East – Mising People - Apricous". www.apricous.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "STATE BANK OF INDIA KULAJAN Branch IFSC Code, MICR Code, Address & Phone Number". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ "Jonai Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Bhuban Pegu of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "KULAJAN HIGH SCHOOL - Kulajan District Dhemaji (Assam)". schools.org.in. schools.org.in.
- ^ "BAPTIST ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL - Kulajan District Dhemaji (Assam)". schools.org.in. schools.org.in.
- ^ "KULAJAN LPS - Kulajan District Dhemaji (Assam)". schools.org.in. schools.org.in.
- ^ "KANDULI MOTHURA (V) LPS - Kulajan Pather District Dhemaji (Assam)". schools.org.in. schools.org.in.
- ^ "KULAJAN MES - Kulajan District Dhemaji (Assam)". schools.org.in. schools.org.in.
- ^ "KULAJAN COLLEGE - Kulajan District Dhemaji (Assam)". schools.org.in. schools.org.in.
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