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33-656: Jorhat ( / ˈ dʒ ɔːr h ɑː t / JOR -haht ) is a major city in Upper Assam and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India . Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite banks of the Bhugdoi river. The town was occupied by the Burmese Konbaung dynasty between 1817 - 1825. The Burmese left

66-552: A narrow-gauge railway services became operational. Jorhat is served by Jorhat Town railway station which lies on the Furkating-Jorhat-Mariani branch line of Tinsukia railway division . Mariani Junction railway station , the major railway junction of the district is about 18 km (11 mi) from Jorhat. It falls in the Lumding-Dibrugarh section and is well connected to all the large cities of

99-593: A plan to make Mengwei Sari surrender and was made a tributary state of Mongmao with the capital in Ruili . Suklenmung who intervened against a Toungoo dynasty attack on MongKwang in Kachin State of Myanmar was married to the princess Nang Sao Seng, the daughter of Chao Siu-Kwei of MongKwang. It is said that the Ahom capital Garhgoan was built at the suggestion of this Mong Kwang queen Nang Sao Seng. In 1575,

132-426: A population of about 1.53 lakhs at present, with 72.8 square kilometres (28.1 sq mi) for master plan area. The district spreads over 2,851 square kilometres (1,101 sq mi) and had a population of 870,000 according to a 1991 census. Population density at that time was 306 persons per square kilometre (793/sq mi). The sex ratio is 913 (913 females per 1000 males). Jorhat Municipal Board (covering

165-597: Is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December 1917 in Assam , India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature . A branch of the organisation named Singapore Sahitya Sabha was launched in Singapore on 28 July 2019. other foreign branches at London,UK ;Phoenix ,Arizona &Chicago,USA. Till 1826 AD, Assam Territory was ruled mainly by Kachari , Ahoms in

198-618: Is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency) . Gaurav Gogoi , Indian National Congress is the current Member of Parliament serving the 18th Lok Sabha from Jorhat, Assam while Hitendra Nath Goswami of BJP is the incumbent MLA from Jorhat assembly constituency . Upper Assam division Consisting of 7 districts initially, the Upper – Assam division now contains 10 districts, that includes Biswanath , Jorhat , Dibrugarh , Dhemaji , Golaghat , Charaideo , Lakhimpur , Majuli , Sivasagar , and Tinsukia . While Charaideo and Majuli are

231-706: The Jnanpith Award , was from Jorhat. In 1935, the first Assamese daily newspaper Dainik Batori was published from Jorhat by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah . The daily newspapers which have Jorhat editions include Dainik Janambhumi , Amar Asom , Dainik Agradoot and Asomiya Khabar in Assamese , the Purbanchal Prohori in Hindi and The Telegraph in English. The Eastern Clarion

264-478: The out growth area ) had a population of 1,26,736 as of the 2011 census. The average literacy rate of Jorhat in 2011 was 91.39%. Gender-wise, male and female literacy were 93.63% and 88.99% respectively, which is one of the highest in the state. The total literates in Jorhat were 182,600 of which male and female were 96,806 and 85,794 respectively. Jorhat's sex ratio stood at 935 females per 1000 males, according to

297-482: The Census 2011 Directorate. Hindus were 87.49% of the population, while Muslims were 10.50% and Christians 0.62% of the population respectively. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 6.40% and 1.84% of the population respectively. Assamese is the predominant language and is spoken by 70.08% of the population, while Bengali was spoken by 12.27%. Hindi (11.60%) and Bhojpuri (1.01%) are spoken by migrants from

330-577: The Chief Judicial Magistrate comprise 15 courts staffed by Judicial Officers of various grades. The District & Sessions Judge together with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Complex, Jorhat is situated in the heart of the city. The Present District & Sessions Judge as the head of the establishment is Shri Mridul Kumar Kalita. The present Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jorhat, the head of all

363-877: The Chutia kingdom and parts of Kachari kingdom and therefore became multi-ethnic in character. The kingdom became weaker with the rise of the Moamoria rebellion , and subsequently fell to a succession of Burmese invasions . With the defeat of the Burmese after the First Anglo-Burmese War and the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826, control of the kingdom passed into British ( East India Company ) hands. The Upper Assam division, comprising 24 percent of Assam's population at 7.56 million, predominantly adheres to Hinduism embraced by nearly 90 percent of its people with Islam being

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396-609: The Criminal Courts is Sri Vijay Kumar Singh. The Jorhat Airport commonly known as Rowriah Airport, is located at Rowriah, a suburb of Jorhat, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city centre. The airport has daily flights connectivity to Kolkata , Delhi , Bengaluru and Guwahati operated by IndiGo . It is controlled by the Airports Authority of India . The first rail connectivity of Jorhat began during British era in 1885, when Jorehaut Provincial Railway ,

429-535: The Gangetic plains, such as traders and labourers. Ethinic languages like Mising and Deori are also spoken by the respective ethnicity. Other small languages in the city include Marwari , Sadri , Santali , Sora and Odia which in total are spoken by 5.04% of the population. Jorhat is known as the Cultural Capital of Assam . It has rich contributions in the fields of arts, culture and tradition of

462-673: The Nimati ghat with Kamalabari and Aphalamukh in Majuli . The Neamati multimodal waterways terminal on Brahmaputra National Waterway 2 in Jorhat district is part of the Bharatmala and Sagarmala projects. Established in 1950, the multi-purpose Jorhat Stadium is the oldest stadium of Assam, which is mainly used for cricket and football . It has hosted few Ranji Trophy matches. The prominent football tournament ATPA Shield held every year in this venue since 1955. Jorhat Town Club used

495-477: The civic bodies, constituted before the Indian independence of 1947. After Guwahati Dibrugarh is officially recognised as a second city of Assam by formation of Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation and Government of Assam will establish a CM Secretariat at Dibrugarh. An extended list of Upper – Assam region also includes the districts of Sonitpur , Karbi Anglong & Nagaon . The region is the most productive part of

528-630: The commander Mingimaha Tilwa in charge of the area who appointed Jogeswar Singha as the new puppet King in 1821 in Jorhat. Later when the deposed king Chandrakanta Singha tried to fight back, Bagyidaw (1819 – 1837), the seventh King of Burma sent the greatest of his generals Mingimaha Bandula with 20,000 troops (including 10,000 Kamti Shan and Kachin levies who were chieftains of Mongkawng and Hukawng ) who defeated Chandrakanta Singha at Mahgarh near Jorhat and reestablished Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on 12 June 1822 marks

561-464: The contemporary Assamese society. In 1896, Jorhat Theatre was established to perform cultural activities and dramas by some renowned people of the town. The Chandrakanta Handique Bhawan, the headquarters of Asam Sahitya Sabha was established in 1926. Jorhat has produced creative writers, historians and journalists. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya , the first Assamese to win India's highest literature award,

594-461: The country by long-distance express trains. The Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) of Jorhat is at Kotoki Pukhuri, Tarajan. It operates daily bus services from ASTC and private operators to other towns and cities in the state and few destinations of the Northeast . Auto-rickshaws , local cabs and rickshaws are the main mode of public transport within the city. The daily ferry services connect

627-602: The development of Assamese language, literature and culture of the modern period. Before the formal formation of Asam Sahitya Sabha, Sahitya Kandari Padmanath Gohain Baruah had established Kohima Sahitya Sabha at Kohima , Nagaland, in the month of December 1895. Padma Nath Gohain Baruah was Founder Secretary and a Bengali Gentlemen Mr. Nabin Chandra Bhattacherjee was the Founder President. There

660-553: The districts bordering Assam. The Ahom Kingdom was a kingdom in the Brahmaputra valley in Assam that maintained its sovereignty for nearly 600 years and successfully resisted Mughal expansion in North-East India . Established by Sukaphaa , a Tai prince from Mong Mao , it began as a Mong in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river . It expanded suddenly under Suhungmung in the 16th century after annexing

693-522: The entirety of Brahmaputra Valley and Koch . In 1826, after the Treaty of Yandabo the administration of Assam was passed down to the British, till independence in 1947. Since then Assam has been an integral part of India . However, the history of modern Assam, modern Assamese language and literature and culture found their starting points in the early part of the 19th century. Since 1872 some efforts were made to build up some organisations to work for

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726-438: The king of Mongkwang, Chao Ka Pha II took shelter in Ahom territory after his state was devastated by the Burmese. The region was occupied by the Burmese Konbaung dynasty between 1817 - 1825. The Burmese left the commander Mingimaha Tilwa in charge of the area who appointed Jogeswar Singha as the new puppet King in 1821 in Jorhat. Later when the deposed king Chandrakanta Singha tried to fight back, Bagyidaw (1819 – 1837),

759-419: The newest districts that were raised to district status in 2016, Golaghat and Tinsukia are the biggest districts in terms square kilometre area in the region, raised to the district status in the years of 1987 and 1989 respectively. Dibrugarh, Golaghat and Jorhat are also the oldest recognised and constantly inhabited urban centres (municipal areas) in the region based on the earliest years of formation of

792-515: The second most practiced religion. More than 60 percent of the people speak Assamese with a sizeable Bengali and Hindi minority. The major communities of Upper assam are Ahom , Chutia , Tea tribes , Mishing , Sonowal Kacharis , Moran, Matak, Deori , Thengal Kacharis and indigenous Assamese Muslim communities like Gorias Morias . Asam Sahitya Sabha The Asam Sahitya Sabha Assamese pronunciation: [/ɔxɔm xaɦittjɔ xɔbʱa/] ; lit.   ' Literary Society of Assam ' )

825-436: The seventh King of Burma sent the greatest of his generals Mingimaha Bandula with 20,000 troops (including 10,000 Kamti Shan and Kachin levies who were chieftains of Mongkawng and Hukawng ) who defeated Chandrakanta Singha at Mahgarh near Jorhat and reestablished Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on 12 June 1822 marks the start of the Burmese rule in Assam. and Burmese commander Mingimaha Tilwa

858-410: The stadium as home ground for their home matches of Assam State Premier League . Other sporting venues near the stadium include JDSA Field , Kushal Konwar Indoor Stadium, Jorhat Swimming Society and Jorhat Tennis Club. The historic sporting venue Jorhat Gymkhana Club known for the century old annual horse race called Jorhat Races, which began in 1877. It has a golf course and a cricket ground. Jorhat

891-625: The start of the Burmese rule in Assam. and Burmese commander Mingimaha Tilwa was made the king. Maha Bandula then returned to Ava in Myanmar . In 1885, a narrow-gauge railway, Jorehaut Provincial Railway , became operational. In time, this contributed to the rapid growth of the tea industry. Jorhat is located at 26°45′N 94°13′E  /  26.75°N 94.22°E  / 26.75; 94.22 . It has an average elevation of 116 metres (381 feet). The municipality covers an area of 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi), has 19 wards with

924-450: The state of Assam, which is rich in natural resources like coal , oil and natural gas as well as tea plantations. In 1318, Si Kefa, the ruler of Mongmao after conquering southeast states till Lancang river from the Yuan dynasty , appointed his brother Sanlongfa as the general and led an army of 90,000 to attack the king of Mengwei Sari (Upper Assam) in the northwest. In the end, he designed

957-755: Was an Office Building at the Heart of the Kohima Town, which was known as "LAL GHAR" due to painting with Red color. ( See Mor Xuworon, biography of Padma Nath Gohain Baruah). Late Govinda Chandra Paira, Dhan Bahadur Sonar and Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai were the main product of Kohima Sahitya Sabha, who were Honored by awarding Literary Pension by the Assam Government. The Kohima Sahitya Sabha is still alive (till November 2013). It has an own Bhawan at P.R.Hill, Kohima, Opposite Nagaland Police Headquarters. The Bhawan

990-531: Was created on 15 November 1948 and has been made permanent w.e.f the 1 April 1953. The first roll of honor of District & Sessions Judge of Assam Valley, Upper Assam Districts, Jorhat District was Mr. S.K Das, MA, BL. Presently, the territorial jurisdiction of the District is extended over 2(two) sub-divisions namely Majuli Sub-Division and Titabar Sub-Division. Altogether, the District & Sessions Judge and

1023-1074: Was exchanged by the Nagaland Government with the earlier one, which was known as LAL GHAR and taken by the Nagaland Government in the year 1978. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The conference of the Asam Sahitya Sabha is held biennially. First conference of Asam Sahitya Sabha was held at Sivasagar , Assam. Except regular biennially seasons in 2000 and 2002 special session was held at Jorhat and Kalgachia . On 31 January–4 February 2013 at Biswaratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Samannay Khetra, Barpeta Road , an administrative circle of Barpeta District of Assam. The Sabha's 2015 session held at Kaliabor , Nagaon . The current conference will be held in Padmanath Gohain Baruah Khetra, Rupahi-Jerenga Pathar, Rudrasagar , Sivasagar from 8 to 12 February 2017. Asam Sahitya Sabha Patrika (Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha Pôtrika)

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1056-533: Was made the king. Maha Bandula then returned to Ava in Myanmar . The medieval Chutia Kingdom was on the bank of the river Brahmaputra . It was a powerful kingdom which had ruled in northeastern Assam and some areas of present-day Arunachal Pradesh , with the capital at Sadiya . The kingdom controlled almost the entire region of present Assam districts of Lakhimpur , Dhemaji , Tinsukia and Dibrugarh as well as parts of Sonitpur , Golaghat , Jorhat and Sibsagar districts. In Arunachal Pradesh, it covered

1089-468: Was the first English daily published from the city, but it was ceased. Besides the dailies, a weekly newspaper Saptahik Janambhumi is also published from Jorhat. City Guide of Jorhat was the first yellow pages, published in July 1987. Jorhat has a radio broadcast station of All India Radio (AIR) located on the outskirts of the city at Garmur. The District & Sessions Judge Upper Assam District Jorhat

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