Bokajan

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?Bokajan Assam • India
Bokajan
Coordinates: 26°01′N 93°47′E / 26.02, 93.78
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 138 m (453 ft)
District(s)	Karbi Anglong
Population	14,938 (2001)

Coordinates: 26°01′N 93°47′E / 26.02, 93.78 Bokajan is a town and a town area committee in Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam, India.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Industry 5 References

[edit] Geography

Bokajan is located at 26.02° N 93.78° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Bokajan had a population of 14,938. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Bokajan has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 68%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Education

Some of the major school in the Town are :

• 1.Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bokajan (Project C.C.I Bokajan)
• 2.Vidya Sagar mission higher sec. school
• 3.st. john
• 4.SNS

[edit] Industry

Bokajan has Tea Gardening , Sitnola Gardening , Bamboo around it.It also have cultivated land area.

Cement Corporation of India Ltd (C.C.I) has one if its units here.It is government Undertaking Industry and main source of income in the town.It supports more than 300 families. C.C.I is one of the only two Industry in the Assam Valley and entire North East of India.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bokajan
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

2.Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bokajan (project C.C.I Bokajan)