Khoirabari

Khoirabari is a town and a town area committee in Darrang district (now Udalguri) in the Indian state of Assam.

Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census, Khoirabari had a population of 8,703. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khoirabari has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 69%.

Assamese, Bodo and Bengali are the major language. But the most commonly spoken languages include Bodo is spoken widely in the surrounding areas. The local can even inteact in Hindi.

A number of tea gardens are located nearby and Khoirabari is the nearest commercial access point for them.

Educational Institutions include; Khoirabari College, Khoirabari Higher Secondary School and Uttar Khoirabari Adarsha High S

Facilities

  • Nearest Railway station: Khoirabari
  • Nearest Police station: Khoirabari Nearest Airport - LGBI Airport (Guwahati)
  • Nearest Hospital: Khoirabari Gramin Hospital.
  • Major Festivals: Rongali Bihu and Boisagu in the month of April. Durga Puja in October. Dewali and Holy also celebrated across Khoirabari and surrounding areas.

Khoirabari massacre

Khoirabari massacre (Bengali: খয়রাবাড়ি গণহত্যাকাণ্ড) refers to the massacre of Bengali Hindu refugee settlers from East Pakistan in Khoirabari in Darrang district (now Udalguri) in the Indian state of Assam.[1] More than hundred Bengali Hindus were killed in the massacre. Before attacking the Bengali Hindus, Bengali Muslims were also attacked by Assamese people.[2] The news of the massacre was reported after several days as the mobs had destroyed all communication system.[3]

  1. ↑ Rammohun, E. M. (2011-12-29). Countering Insurgencies in India: An Insider's View. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789381411667.
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  3. ↑ Rammohan, E. N. (2005). Insurgent Frontiers: Essays from the Troubled Northeast. India Research Press. ISBN 9788187943808.
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