Titabor
Titabor is a town in the Jorhat district of Assam in India. It is about 20 km away from Jorhat City. It is one of the highly greeny places of Assam almost surrounded by different tea-states.
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  Titabor Location in Assam, India  Titabor Titabor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.60°N 94.20°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Jorhat |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,450 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 785630 |
| Telephone code | 0376 |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Amgurikhat, Rangajan and Jalukanibari are the important places no of villages = approx. 62 | |
Geography
Titabar is located at 26.60°N 94.20°E.[1] and has an average elevation of 172 m (564 ft).
Demographics
In the 2001 Indian census,[2] the Titabor subdivision had a population of 110,224. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Titabor has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%; 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Titabor is well connected by road and railways. Na Ali and Gar Ali connect the town with Jorhat. Buses and mini vans are daily ply from Jorhat to Titabor. For long distance ASTC and other private bus transportation service operate direct bus from Titabor to Guwahati via Jorhat. It has a railway station on Lumding-Dibrugarh section of Tinsukia railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway. The nearest airport is Jorhat Airport.
Place of interests
Thengal Bhawan
The Thengal Bhawan is Located at Jalukonibari in Titabor, was built in 1880 by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah. In 1929, he published a weekly Assamese newspaper. Later, he established his printing press and office at Thengal Bhawan and managed to publish a daily newspaper, Dainik Batori.[3] It was the first Assamese daily newspaper. The Thengal Bhawan is now used as a guest house.
Politics
The Titabar subdivision is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency). The current MLA from its assembly constituency is Tarun Gogoi, the former Chief Minister of Assam - he has been in this seat since 2001 till he died on 23rd November 2020.[4]
Satyendra Nath Borkataki ICS and former diplomat, historian Scholar==Notable people==
- Jageswar Sarmah (as), Litterateur and scholar,
Notable People
- Late Ashok Saikia, 1971 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya Cadre, Joint Secretary (PMO) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government
- Siva Prasad Barooah
- Bijoy Krishna Handique, former MP
- Hemendra Prasad Barooah
- Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam
- Hirendra Nath Dutta, Sahitya Akademi Award winner poet
Education
Titabor is famous for its rich educational pedigree. It is home to the educational giant Pragjyotika, an institute which aims to provide a safe and challenging learning environment that consists of numerous curricular and extra-curricular activities for students. Pragjyotika Academy, situated in the heart of Titabor, is one of the top institutes of the state imparting education at a secondary level as well as for competitive exams like IIT-JEE(Mains & Advanced), NEET, AIIMS etc.Titabar has also some famous educational institutions like Nanda Nath Saikia College and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jorhat .
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Titabar
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/explore-the-unexplored-thangal-manor-in-jorhat/1/465310.html
- "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.