Titabor
| Titabor Town তিতাবৰ | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Titabor Town Location in Assam, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°36′N 94°12′E / 26.60°N 94.20°ECoordinates: 26°36′N 94°12′E / 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 | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 785630 |
| Telephone code | 0376 |
| Rangajan and Jalukanibari are the important places | |
Titabor is a town in the Jorhat district of Assam, in India. It is about 20 km away from Jorhat City, .
Geography
Titabar is located at 26°36′N 94°12′E / 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.
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. The Thengal Bhawan is now used as a guest house.
Educational Institutes
Regional Agricultural Research Station, Titabor
Regional Agricultural Research Station was set up in 1923 at Titabor for the research of the rice of Brahmaputra Valley.
Teacher Training Institute
- District Institute Of Education and Training
Colleges
- Borholla College
- Nabin Bordoloi College
- Nanda Nath Saikia College
Schools
- Bekajan Mohgorh M.E & Higher Secondary School
- Bekajan Girl's School
- Bekajan L.P school
- Asom Jatiya Vidyalaya, Titabar
- Borholla Higher Secondary School
- Concept English School, Junior College Official page
- Padma ram sarma Higher Secondary School Madhapur
- Gomoti Devi Girls School
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jorhat
- Kharikatia High Sc Jalukanibari Girls High School
- Kharikatiya Jatiya Bidyalaya.
- M.R.H.S.School
- Pragjyotika Academy Official page
- Pragjyotika English School and Junior College
- Srimanta Sankar Vidyapith School
- Titabar Town High School
- Melamati High School
Politics
The Titabor subdivision is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency). The current MLA from its assembly constituency is Tarun Gogoi, the Chief Minister of Assam - he won the seat in the State elections of 2001.[3]
Notable People
- Tarun Gogoi, the Chief Minister of Assam
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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-06.