Hojai

Hojai
Norther Kachari City
District
Nickname(s): The Town of Love and Peace
Hojai
Location in Assam, India
Hojai
Hojai (India)
Coordinates: 26°00′N 92°52′E / 26.0°N 92.87°E / 26.0; 92.87Coordinates: 26°00′N 92°52′E / 26.0°N 92.87°E / 26.0; 92.87
Country  India
State Assam
District Hojai
Government
 • Type Republic
 • Body Hojai Municipality Board
 • MLA Shiladitya Dev (BJP)
Area
 • Total 21.219 km2 (8.193 approx sq mi)
Population (2011)....auto....
 • Total 347,627
 • Density 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Assamese, Dimasa,Bangla, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 782435
Hojai STD Code 03674
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS 02
HDI Increase 0.695 medium[1]
Literacy Increase 90.66 high[2]
Climate Cwa (Köppen)
Website http://nagaon.nic.in/hojai/index.html

Hojai [(sound// ())] is a city and a municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. It was part of the Nagaon district until 15 August 2015 when it was named a new district of the state.Hojai is a Dimasa word and also one of the 40 male clans. [3]

Geography

Hojai is located at 26°00′N 92°52′E / 26.0°N 92.87°E / 26.0; 92.87.[4] It has an average elevation of 59 metres (193 feet).

History

Hojai was a part of Dimasa Kachari Kingdom in medieval times. According to Ahom Buranjee, Dimasa Kachari Kingdom stretches from Dikhu river to Kolong river. The Dimasa Kacharies living in Hojai are known as "Hojai- Kacharies" to others. "Hojai" is one of the clans (Sengphongs) of Dimasa tribe, probably The city "Hojai" got its name from this clan. It was made a subdivision on 15 August 1983 under Nagaon district and after 32 years on the same date it was declared a new district of the state.

There are a number of small scale industries in Hojai, it is also known for its trade hub, there are also lots a of big markets with much of monopoly and competition prevailing as there is boom in all trades.

Communities

Languages of Hojai

  Bengali (75.00%)
  Assamese (5.86%)
  Hindi (2.75%)
  Other Communities (16.39%)

Demographics

Population in Hojai

Hojai is one of the fastest growing town and district in Assam.

The average literacy rate is stated to be 90.66%

Religions in Hojai
Religion Percent of population
Hinduism
 
 81.11%
Muslim
 
 18.28%
Christianity
 
 0.13%
Others†
 
 0.47%
Buddhist
 
 0.01%

Administration

Hojai is an MLA constituency. It falls under Nagaon LS constituency. It was part of Jamunamukh LAC. Since its inception in 1967 it had seen 7 persons being elected as MLAs. The first being Jonab Rahimuddin Ahmed. following him are Idris Ali Fakir, Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta and since 1991, Dr AK Dey has been consistently elected as an MLA, the lone defeat coming in 2006 to AIUDFs Dr. Aditya Langthasa who served as an MLA for a single term but again in 2011 he regained his seat for the fourth term. For the first time in 2016 assembly elections BJP has wrested this seat with the incumbent MLA being Shiladitya Dev.

Administrative duties are carried on from Sankardev Nagar in NH54 where the DC Office, Judicial Courts as well District SP Offices are located. The DC Office campus also houses the Government Circuit House within it. Hojai Judicial Courts are situated at Sankardev Nagar approximately 8 km away from Hojai Town near NH54. Advocates of the Hojai Judicial Courts has their own Association known as "Hojai Bar Association" which was established in 1982.

Financial services

Insurance

  1. LIC of India, Hojai Branch Office, Branch Code: 571, Hojai Main Road, PIN - 782435.
  2. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Lucky Complex, Main Road, Hojai, PIN - 782435.

Bank

Bank ATM Service

  1. State Bank of India, Hojai, Bank Ground Floor.
  2. HDFC Bank ATM, Hojai, J.K Kedia Raod J.K Kedia Road
  3. HDFC Bank ATM, Hojai,C/O F.A Enterprise J.K Kedia Road, J.K Kedia Road.
  4. United Bank of India ATM, Tumpreng Road, Hojai, PIN - 782435.
  5. ICICI Bank ATM, Islam Nagar, Near Fatehpur Masjid, Hojai Road, Hojai.
  6. State Bank of India ATM, Gobinda Pally, Hojai
  7. State Bank of India ATM, Hojai Stadium, Main Road, Hojai
  8. United Bank of India ATM, Thakurbari Road, Hojai.
  9. United Bank of India ATM, Natun Bazar, Hojai.
  10. State Bank of India ATM, HAMM Hospital Complex, Main Road, Hojai
  11. Punjab National Bank ATM, Main Road Hojai [Near Taaj Mahal]

Education

Hojai is home to the prestigious Education Hub.

Hojai is also looking for modern educational development, as such there are several government as well as private educational institutions. Amongst them are -

On 26 July 2016 Assam's Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Sarbananda Sanowal proposed a University to be set up in Hojai to be named after Rabindra Nath Tagore.

College

  • Hojai College, Hojai (Largest Institution for Higher Education in the district established in the year 1964 which will be soon upgraded to an University)
  • Hojai Girls College, Natun Bazaar
  • Sankardev Junior College
  • Acharya Academy, Natun Bazaar
  • Aryan Academy
  • Aryabhatta Junior College, Pub Dhaniram Pather
  • Bibekananda College
  • Radiant Academy Junior College
  • G.C.C Jr college, Rampur
  • Ajmal Group of Colleges (for Higher Education) and many others.

All of these institutions provide teaching at the 10+2 level of Arts, Science and Commerce stream.

The Ajmal Group also runs various courses on Vocational Training in its Institutes with the help of its two NGO's, namely, Ajmal Foundation and Markazul Ma'arif.

Schools in Assamese, Bengali, English and Hindi medium. They are listed below,

  • Rashtrabhasha High School
  • East Point English High School
  • Adarsha Bidya Niketan High School
  • Dakshin Hojai High School
  • Deshabandhu Bidyapith (Girls' & Boys')
  • Gandhi Vidyapeeth Hindi High School
  • Abdul Hasib H.S. School (Boys' & Girls')
  • Jatiya Vidyalaya, Hojai
  • Hojai Public School
  • Don Bosco High School, Hojai
  • Markaz Academy English High School, Hojai
  • New Dawn English School
  • Arunoday Public School, Hojai
  • Skylark English Academy
  • Morning Glory English School
  • Oxford Academy
  • K.M.K. Memorial Academy
  • Zenith English Academy
  • Rabindra Bidyalaya
  • Renaissance Academy
  • Sankardev Vidya Niketan

Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital (HAMM) & Research Centre

The Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital(HAMM) and Research Center is a 500-bed hospital, one of the largest rural charitable hospitals in South East Asia. Inaugurated in 1995 by Late Reverend St. Mother Teresa at a ceremony attended by the Chief Minister of Assam, The Governors of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and by the late Shri. Rajesh Pilot, the then Honorable Union Minister of Environment at the time, it offers free treatment to the poor. Its charitable dispensary, established in 1986, treats over 300 patients for free every day. Till date, over 25 lakh people without distinction of caste, creed or religion have benefited from the free medication. Finally, the Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital & Research Centre will become a full-fledged medical college.

The hospital has an operating theatre. The hospital also has a dental clinic, which is a boon in an area with widespread dental problems due to lack of hygiene and sanitation.

Transport

Road

Hojai is connected with PWD roads and nearest National Highway is NH54. Buses connected the city with all part of Assam and other states.It has a lot of traffic.It is highly required to complete the flyover within a short time. There is a proposed flyover in Hojai.

Railway

Hojai Railway Station

There is railway station in Hojai city. The Hojai Railway Station is well connected with Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Guwahati, Silchar, Tripura, Dibrugarh, etc. major cities of all India.It is one of the most populas station of the North-Eastern statesGreen tick

Airport

The nearest airport is Tezpur Airport. Tezpur Airport about 120Kilometer.

The nearest International Airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi[5] International Airport in Guwahati. The Guwahati Airport is about 190Kilometer.

Trains passing HOJAI (HJI) Station:

Name Number Source Destination Runs on
DBRT - NDLS RAJDHANI 12435 DIBRUGARH NEW DELHI MON, FRI
TOWN
NDLS - DBRT RAJDHANI 12436 NEW DELHI DIBRUGARH THU, SUN
TOWN
DBRG - KOAA S/F EXP 12526 DIBRUGARH KOLKATA TUE
KOAA - DBRG S/F EXP 12525 KOLKATA DIBRUGARH WED
NTSK-RJPB EXPRESS 13281 NEW TINSUKIA RAJENDRANAGAR MON
JN T
RJPB-NTSK EXPRESS 13282 RAJENDRANAGAR NEW TINSUKIA SAT
T JN
AGTL-ANVT SUNDARI EXP 14019 AGARTALA ANAND VIHAR THU
SPL TERMINAL
ANVT-AGTL SUNDARI EXP 14020 ANAND VIHAR AGARTALA MON
SPL TERMINAL
BRAHMPUTRA MAIL 14055 DIBRUGARH DELHI ALL DAYS
BRAHMPUTRA MAIL 14056 DELHI DIBRUGARH ALL DAYS
INTER CITY EXP 15603 GUWAHATI LEDO ALL DAYS
INTERCITY EXP 15604 LEDO GUWAHATI ALL DAYS
KYQ - DMV BG EXPRESS 15665 GUWAHATI DIMAPUR ALL DAYS
DMV-KYQ BG EXPRESS 15666 DIMAPUR GUWAHATI ALL DAYS
NAGALAND EXPRESS 15670 DIMAPUR GUWAHATI ALL DAYS
GHY-MXN I/C EXPRESS 15717 GUWAHATI MARIANI JN ALL DAYS
MXN-GHY I/C EXPRESS 15718 MARIANI JN GUWAHATI ALL DAYS
APDJ - LMG I/C EXP 15769 ALIPUR DUAR JN LUMDING JN ALL DAYS
LMG - APDJ I/C EXP 15770 LUMDING JN ALIPUR DUAR JN ALL DAYS
AVADH ASSAM EXPRESS 15909 DIBRUGARH LALGARH JN ALL DAYS
AVADH ASSAM EXPRESS 15910 LALGARH JN DIBRUGARH ALL DAYS
RNY - NTSK EXPRESS 15927 RANGIYA JN NEW TINSUKIA MON, TUE,
JN FRI, SAT
NTSK - RNY EXPRESS 15928 NEW TINSUKIA RANGIYA JN TUE, WED,
PNR LIVE JN SEARCH SAT, SUN
TRIPS
DIBRUGARH EXP 15929 TAMBARAM DIBRUGARH THU

References

Hojai official website

  1. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_territories_by_Human_Development_Index
  2. ↑ {{cite web|urlhttp://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801566-hojai-assam.html
  3. ↑ Assam gets five more districts
  4. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hojai
  5. ↑ "Guwahati Airport". aera.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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