Mariani, Jorhat

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Mariani
মৰিয়ণী
Town
Mariani
Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 26°40′N 94°20′E / 26.67°N 94.33°E / 26.67; 94.33Coordinates: 26°40′N 94°20′E / 26.67°N 94.33°E / 26.67; 94.33
Country  India
State Assam
District Jorhat
Elevation 155 m (509 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 23,065
Languages
 • Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 03771

Mariani (IPA: ˌmɑːrɪˈænɪ) is a neighbourhood town of Jorhat City. It is about 17.5 km for Jorhat Railway station. Mariani is in the border of Nagaland. Mariani is famous for the diamonds Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary which is located on the road side on the way to Nakachari from Mariani at a distance of 5 km.

This small town is surrounded by some of the largest tea gardens in India. Mariani has a cosmopolitan culture with many communities speaking different languages and living in harmony for decades. The town was once well known for having one of the largest plywood factories in India which was later closed down as felling trees were banned by the law.

Dhodar Ali connects Mariani by road. Mariani is well connected by air. Nearest airport is Jorhat Airport. It is also well connected by railways with the rest of the country through Mariani railway station, so it is an important railway junction.

Geography

Mariani is located at 26°40′N 94°20′E / 26.67°N 94.33°E / 26.67; 94.33.[1] It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Mariani had a population of 23,065. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Mariani, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Educational institute

Colleges

  • Mariani College

Schools

  • St. Antony's High School
  • Mahadev Agarwalla Higher secondary School
  • Edith Douglas HS School
  • St. Antony's High School
  • Railway High School
  • Adarsh Hindi Vidyalaya
  • Mariani High School
  • Mariani Girls’ School
  • Little Star School
  • Bongshi Gopal High School
  • Parijat Jatiya Bidyalaya
  • Mariani Jatiya Bidyapith

Politics

The present(2010) MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi of Mariani is the youngest MLA in Assam,[citation needed] Mariani is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mariani
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Assam. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 


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