Dibrugarh district
Dibrugarh district | ||
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Tehsils 21
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Government | ||
• Member of Parliament | BJP) – Lakhimpur | |
• District Commissioner | Bikram Kairi ( Scheduled Tribes 7.76% (102,871) | |
Language | ||
• Official | Assamese, English | |
• Regional | Bengali | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
Vehicle registration | AS-06-xxxx | |
Major highways | NH 15 | |
Website | dibrugarh |
Dibrugarh district (Pron:ˌdɪbru:ˈgor:) is a
Etymology
Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-Chutia war). Either the name “Dibru” evolved from Dibaru river or from the
History
14th century
16th century
The region was part of the Chutia Kingdom until the Ahoms occupied it in the year 1523 AD. The Chutia army under the generals Kasitora, Alangi Chetia and Borpatra fought against the Ahoms at Dibrumukh,[3] but were defeated. After the Ahoms captured Sadiya in 1524 AD, bringing an end to the Chutia kingdom, the Ahom king Suhungmung placed an official named Chaolung Shulung to control the region.[4]
Since the defeat of the royalists troops at Amaratali of Dibru in 1787 A.D. in the reign of
Geography
Dibrugarh district occupies an area of 3,381 square kilometres (1,305 sq mi),
Flora and fauna
In 1999 Dibrugarh district became home to
Economy
Tea and oil are the major revenue earners for the district. Beside these many rice and
Agriculture
The majority of the population are occupied in farming of
Dibrugarh has the world's largest area covered by tea gardens. The entire district is surrounded by tea plantations and has tea factories. Many tea gardens are more than 100 years old.
Industry
The world's oldest running oil refinery is situated in Digboi (Tinsukia District). The entire district has many oil and natural gas rigs owned by the Oil India Limited and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
The headquarters of
50 km from Dibrugarh Town.Namrup is known for its 3 main industries viz. BVFCL (Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd.), APL (Assam Petrochemicals Ltd.) and NTPS (Namrup Thermal Power Station).
Administrative
The Administrative System is divided into:
- Village (1361)
- Block (7)
- Gaon Panchayats (93)
- Zilla Parishad (1)
In the lower-house (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament, Dibrugarh is one constituency and represented by one elected Member of the Parliament.
Notable towns and villages
- Chabua
- Dibrugarh
- Duliajan
- Jamirah Patra Gaon
- Moran
- Naharkatia
- Namrup
Revenue circles
- Dibrugarh East
- Dibrugarh West
- Chabua
- Tengakhat
- Naharkatia
- Tingkhong
- Moran.
Police stations
- Borboruah (City) PS
- Chabua PS
- Dibrugarh Sadar Town (City)
- Duliajan PS
- Joypur PS
- Khowang PS
- Lahowal (City) PS
- Moran PS
- Naharkatia PS
- Rajgarh PS
- Rohmoria, Ghoramora PS
- Tengakhat PS
- Tingkhong PS
There are seven
Transport
Dibrugarh is well linked by roads, railway (
Demographics
According to the
Dibrugarh is a multi-cultural district. According to the 2011 census, 76.01% of the district speaks
Education
The district is the pivot of higher education in the entire North East India. Right from the British India period the district has been a center for learning. The
Apart from medical, the other higher fields of learning in the district are Pharmacology, Geology and Applied Geology and Petroleum Technology. All these courses are offered by Dibrugarh University, which was established in 1965.
Beside the university, other centres for learning are:
- Dibrugarh Poly-technique, offering various diploma courses in electrical, civil and mechanical fields
- Regional Medical Research Centre - RMRC, a centre for scientific and research in bio-medical sciences where major health problems and its causes are studied
The district came to national prominence for education in 2009 with Gaurav Agarwal of the
Politics
The Dibrugarh district is part
Notable people
- Arun Sharma: Dramatist
- Biju Phukan: Assamese actor
- Dipannita Sharma: Indian actress and model
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala: Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker
- Jogendra Nath Hazarika: former chief minister of Assam
- Kesab Chandra Gogoi: former chief minister of Assam
- Moloya Goswami: Indian actress
- Nilmoni Phukan: Assamese writer, poet, freedom fighter and politician
- Nagen Saikia: Indian writer
- Paresh Barua: leader of militant group ULFA
- Parineeta Borthakur: Indian actress
- Prahlad Chandra Tasa: Indian writer and educationist
- Ranjan Gogoi: 46th Chief Justice of India
- Rameswar Teli: MP, Lok sabha from Dibrugarh
- Shamin Mannan: Indian actress
- Sarbananda Sonowal: former chief minister of Assam
See also
References
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- ^ a b Government of Assam, Govt of Assam (28 November 2019). "Govt Order No. AAP 110/70/169 dtd 24th Sept/1971". RKG Dibrugarh. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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Vaygach Island 3,329
- ^ a b c Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Assam". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Oil India Limited :: A Navratna Company". Oil-india.com. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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- ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Maine 1,328,361
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Assam Medical College". Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Dibrugarh boy earns laurels". The Assam Tribune. Guwahati, India. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "14th founders' day of Assam Valley School concludes". The Assam Tribune. Guwahati, India. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Women power in ICSE feat". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.