A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision . Its exact definition varies among countries.
31-692: Hojai is a town and a municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam . It is located on the banks of the two tributaries of Brahmaputra, namely Kapili and Jamuna. The term Hojai ( Gosai) means Priest in Dimasa language and is also one clan of Dimasa people , who populated the settlement during its initial formation. Hojai is located at 26°00′N 92°52′E / 26.0°N 92.87°E / 26.0; 92.87 . It has an average elevation of 59 metres (193 feet). Hojai
62-459: A commune-level town ( thị trấn ) is similar to a township; it is a subdivision of a rural district ( huyện ) and is the lowest administration subdivision in the country. In Zimbabwe , the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas. During colonial years in Rhodesia , the term township referred to a residential area reserved for Black citizens within the boundaries of
93-539: A city or town and is still commonly used colloquially. This reflected the South African usage. In present-day Zimbabwe, the term is also used to refer to a residential area within close proximity of a rural growth point. Ardhendu Kumar Dey Ardhendu Kumar Dey (24 March 1938 – 27 July 2022) was an Indian politician and Minister of Irrigation and Soil Conservation in the Government of Assam . He
124-716: A fourth term. For the first time, in 2016 assembly elections, BJP wrested this seat with the incumbent MLA being Shiladitya Dev .As of 2021, Ramkrishna Ghosh is elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2021 from Hojai constituency.At present, Ramkrishna Ghosh is the MLA of Hojai District. Hojai is one of the important hubs of agarwood oil extraction and trade. In 2019, the Assam government under Sarbananda Sonowal allowed plantation of agarwood in five hectares. Hojai has two hospitals. Hojai Civil Hospital
155-567: A part of the Jamunamukh LAC. Since its inception in 1967, seven individuals have been elected as MLAs. The first was Jonab Rahimuddin Ahmed. He was followed by Idris Ali Fakir, Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta and since 1991, Ardhendu Kumar Dey has been consistently elected as an MLA, the lone defeat coming in 2006 to AIUDF's Aditya Langthasa who served as an MLA for a single term. Ardhendu Kumar Dey regained his seat in 2011 for
186-501: A precise legal meaning and is used on land titles in all areas regardless of the demographics of the respective region. In Taiwan , townships are administered by a county together with a county-administered city . There are three types of townships in Taiwan: urban townships, rural townships, and mountain indigenous townships. Mountain indigenous townships are those with significant populations of Taiwanese aborigines . In England ,
217-742: A rural area. The term is generally comparable to that of a village in England. In the Philippines , townships refer to administrative divisions established during the American Civil Government in the country. Many of these political divisions were originally established as rancherias during the Spanish Regime . The term was later replaced with " municipal district ". Most municipal districts would later be converted into regular municipalities by executive orders from
248-483: A small town; in the cases of predominant Jewish population the latter is sometimes translated as shtetl ). In South Africa under apartheid , the term "township" was used to describe residential developments that confined non-Whites, including Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians, living near or working in White-only communities. Soweto and Mdantsane were both prominent townships under apartheid. The term also has
279-478: A unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire , district or city ) or authority. In Canada , two kinds of township occur in common use: In China , townships are found at the fourth level of the administrative hierarchy , below counties , districts , and county level cities but above villages and communities, together with ethnic townships , towns and subdistricts . In India , townships are found at
310-778: Is Anupam Choudhury, ACS and the present Superintendent of Police is Barun Purkayastha. and present Additional Superintendent of police is Punjit Duwara, APS. Deputy Superintendent of Police Hojai is Rosy Talukdar, APS. Initially the Judicial Court at Hojai was established on 20 October 1982 and functioned as Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class. In due course of time, later on, the Courts of Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Munsiff cum JMFC Courts were established and functioning under District Judiciary, Nagaon. On 6 March 2021, Suman Shyam, Judge Guahati High Court, has inaugurated
341-408: Is an Government owned hospital and Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital (HAMM) and Research Center is a private Hospital, inaugurated in 1995 by Mother Teresa . It offers free treatment to the poor. Its charitable dispensary, established in 1986, treats over ten patients for free every day. The hospital has an Operating Theatre and a Dental clinic. State roads connect Hojai to the rest of the state, and
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#1732776669760372-567: The National Land Code , adopted in 1965. In New Zealand , towns and townships no longer exist; all land is part of either a city , which is mostly urban, or a district , which is mostly rural. Since 1979, municipalities have existed in New Zealand but are rare and not formally defined legally. As a term, however, townships are still in common usage in New Zealand, used in referring to a small town or urban community located in
403-521: The United States : civil and survey. A state may have one or both types. In states that have both, the boundaries often coincide in many counties. In the first U.S. census of Puerto Rico , the population centers known as townships were referred to as " barrios ," a term first used when Puerto Rico was under Spanish colonial rule . Like townships in most U.S. states, barrios are subdivisions and function as municipalities . In Vietnam ,
434-617: The DC Office, Judicial Courts as well District SP Offices are located. The DC Office campus also houses the Government Circuit House within it. Hojai Judicial Courts are situated at Sankardev Nagar approximately 8 km away from Hojai Town near NH-27. Advocates of the Hojai Judicial Courts have their own Association known as "Hojai Bar Association", established in 1982. The present Deputy Commissioner
465-589: The Highlands generally the term may describe a very small agrarian community . In Wales , the term "township" is used to describe a population center created by an Act of Parliament in 1539, such as the Townships in Montgomeryshire . In the United States , a township is a subdivision of a county and is usually 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometres) in area. There are two types of townships in
496-656: The Philippine president. Mambukal , a hill station geographically located in Murcia, Negros Occidental , is the only legally constituted township in the Philippines, created under Republic Act No. 1964, approved in June 1957. As a term, the word "township" in the Philippines is used to refer to new developments with their own amenities, including both vertical and horizontal projects. The modern and largest townships in
527-962: The Philippines are New Clark City with 9,450 hectares in Capas of Tarlac , Hamilo Coast with 5,900 hectares in Nasugbu of Batangas , Nuvali with 2,290 hectares in Santa Rosa of Laguna , Lancaster New City with 2,000 hectares in Kawit Imus GenTri of Cavite , Vista City with 1,500 hectares in Las Piñas Muntinlupa of Metro Manila , and Dasmariñas of Cavite, Twin Lakes with 1,149 hectares in Tagaytay of Cavite and Alviera with 1,125 hectares in Porac of Pampanga . The majority of
558-548: The connection between the ecclesiastical functions of ancient parishes and the civil administrative functions that had been introduced in these areas beginning in the 16th century. As of the 21st century, some councils, mostly in Northern England , have revived the term. In Scotland , the term is still used for some rural settlements. In parts of the Highlands and Islands , a township is a crofting settlement. In
589-462: The current townships are near Metro Manila, which permits faster access to the capital region by road or rail transport. The former Russian Empire , Soviet Union , and Commonwealth of Independent States states is sometimes used to denote a small semi-urban, sometimes industrial, settlement and used to translate the terms поселок городского типа ( townlet ), посад ( posad ), местечко ( mestechko , from Polish " miasteczko ",
620-477: The district were remerged with their previous district. Nonetheless, on 25 August 2023, the Assam cabinet unveiled its decision to reinstate Hojai's district status. As of 2011 Indian Census , Hojai had a total population of 36,638, of which 18,762 were males and 17,876 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,869. The total number of literates in Hojai was 29,708, which constituted 81.1% of
651-473: The fourth level of the city. In Jersey , township is a redundant term, as the only surviving local government level at present are the 12 parishes of the island. In Malaysia , townships are found at the third level of the administrative hierarchy , is a subdivision of a daerah ( district or county ) or autonomous sub-district ( daerah kecil ), while above kampung ( village ) and taman (residential neighbourhood) as defined in
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#1732776669760682-521: The major trains have a stoppage including the Rajdhani Express which connects the national capital. The nearest airport is Tezpur Airport , about 120 km away. The nearest International Airport is LGB International Airport in Guwahati, about 190 km away. Municipal board Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area , that tends to be an exception to
713-532: The nearest National Highway is NH27. Buses also provide connections between Hojai and the rest of Assam, as well as other states. A proposed flyover in Hojai is currently under construction. The Hojai railway station lies on the Guwahati–Lumding section line of the Lumding railway division . The station provides railway connectivity to different cities of India through many long-distance trains. Almost all of
744-472: The newly created Courts of District & Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hojai, Sankardev Nagar. On inauguration of the new District Judiciary, Aditya Hazarika became the first District & Sessions Judge and Shakti Sharma became the first Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hojai District. Hojai is an MLA constituency that falls under the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency. It was previously
775-534: The official languages of this place. 69.6% of the people speak Bengali , followed by Hindi , 16.0%; Assamese , 10.7%; Dimasa Kachari 1.8% and Meitei , 1.6% speakers. Most of the population follow Hinduism (81.11%), with Islam being the largest minority religion with 18.28% adherents. Sikhism , Christianity and other religions are followed by less than one per cent of the population. Administrative duties are carried on from Sankardev Nagar in NH-27 where
806-400: The population with male literacy of 83.9% and female literacy of 78.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Hojai was 90.7%, of which male literacy rate was 93.8% and female literacy rate was 87.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,158 and 197, respectively. Hojai had 7049 households in 2011. Languages of Hojai Assamese and Meitei ( Manipuri ) are
837-416: The rule. In Australia , Canada , Scotland , and parts of the United States , the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. The Australian National Dictionary defines a township as "a site reserved for and laid out as a town ; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to
868-403: The term "township" is no longer in official use, but still maintains some meaning, typically used to describe subdivisions of large parishes for administrative purposes. This definition became legally obsolete at the end of the 19th century when local government reform converted many townships that had been subdivisions of ancient parishes into the newer civil parishes , which formally separated
899-562: Was a part of the Dimasa Kachari Kingdom in medieval times. The Dimasa Kacharies living in Hojai is known as "Hojai-Kacharies" to others. "Hojai" is one of the clans (Sengphongs) of the Dimasa tribe, The city "Hojai" got its name from this clan. It was made a sub-division on 15 August 1983 under Nagaon district . On 15 August 2015, it was declared a new district of the state along with 3 other new districts. On 31 December 2022,
930-627: Was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Hojai constituency from 1991 till 2006 as a member of INC . He was re-elected as an MLA from Hojai from 2011 to 2016. In April 2021, he left the Indian National Congress. He was born on 24 March 1938 to Aswini Kumar Dey and Hemalata Dey. He was a resident of Hojai , Assam. In 1966, he married Maya Dey, with whom he had one son. He was admitted into Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where he
961-793: Was undergoing treatment. On 27 July 2022, he passed away at the same hospital, aged 84. His mortal remains were taken to his residence at Hojai where the last rites were performed. Many political figures and leaders including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma , Minister of Health & Family Welfare Keshab Mahanta , President of AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal , Sirajuddin Ajmal , President of Asom Gana Parishad Atul Bora , President of BJP Assam Bhabesh Kalita , President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee Bhupen Kumar Borah , National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Saikia , Minister of Finance Ajanta Neog , Jayanta Malla Baruah , Pallab Lochan Das and many others expressed condolences at