41-652: Rangia may refer to Rangia or Rangiya , a city in Assam Rangia (bivalve) , a genus of bivalve molluscs Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rangia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rangia&oldid=1220850046 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
82-598: A 13th-century ruler in the Kamarupanagara ( North Guwahati ), moved his capital to present-day North Bengal and his new kingdom came to be called Kamata; or sometimes as Kamata-Kamrup. Though Kamata included Koch Bihar , Darrang , Kamrup districts, and northern Mymensingh in general, its control over the Kamrup region was lax. In the extreme east of the erstwhile Kamarupa kingdom the Chutiya , Kachari and
123-630: A Ralative Humidity of 75%. Kamrup region Kamrup is the modern region situated between two rivers, the Manas and the Barnadi in Western Assam , with the same territorial extent as the Colonial and post-Colonial " Undivided Kamrup district ". It was the capital region of two of the three dynasties of Kamarupa and Guwahati, the current political center of Assam, is situated here. It
164-687: A coherent system of revenue assessment and land pattans was introduced. The posts of various revenue officers like Mouzadar, Mandal etc. were created. Land survey and land classification of Kamrup district also started. It was during this period that a tahsil was formed in Rangia comprising eight mouzas or parganas. He was appointed as the Tahsildar. He was the Tahsildar of Rangia from The parganas under Rangia tehsil are 1) Panduri, 2) Panduri Kheraj, 3) Kaurbaha, 4) Kaurbaha Kheraj, 5) Barigog, 6) East Banbhag, 7) West Banbhag and 8) Dhamadhama. From April 1883,
205-581: A population of 26,389. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rangiya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 67%. In Rangiya, 12% of the population is under six years of age. There are several private hospitals in Rangiya apart from 2 government hospitals. Some of them are Swasti Hospital (Estd. 2018), Rangia Poly Clinic & Nursing Home, Sparsh Hospital (Estd. 2016). The movie theatre named Delight Gold Cinema
246-559: A prominent area in Guwahati city. Rangiya is also serves as the important transportation hub of Assam. The Rangiya Junction railway station is the fourth largest railway station in Northeast India . Rangiya's ancient name is "Randiya", Rangiya covers an area of 9.6 square kilometers and is divided into 10 wards where regular elections are conducted every 5 years. The city is also famous for Hindu festival Jhulan Yatra ,
287-497: Is 48.7 kilometres from the city. All tourist are tour Bhutan from the NH127D also called as: Rangiya-Bhutan road connecting to the city to Samdrup Jongkhar , a small town of Bhutan and Gateway of Bhutan. Assam's mainly Lower Assam people's tour Bhutan from Rangiya. The city is located approximately 52 kilometers away from the state headquarter Dispur ( Guwahati ), which is the capital of Assam and about 39 kilometers from Jalukbari ,
328-820: Is a most historical temple of Assam located in the Rangiya Dipteshwari area, it is dedicated to lord Durga . The nearest domestic and international airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport , Guwahati . Rangiya falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways network. There are one station in Rangiya The Rangiya Junction railway station (The fourth largest railway station in North-east India) it
369-1631: Is also very well connected by road through the National Highways 27 and 127D. This connectivity and the strategic location of the city in the region has made it an important center in trade and commerce in Western Assam, serving a vast transport land. It is one of the biggest transportation city in Lower Assam. There are several educational institutes in Rangiya. Some of them are Jawaharlal Nehru Shishu Vidyalaya (Estd. 1964), Modern English School (Estd. 1993), Rangia College (Estd. 1964), Third Eye Computer Education Centre (Estd. 2008), Sankardev Academy Junior college, Pragmetic Academy Junior College, Euclid Group of institutions, Faculty Academy, Symbiosis Academy, Manabendra Sarma Girls College, Rangia Higher Secondary School (Estd. 1936, Rangiya Arabic College, Rangiya Teachers Training College, Rangiya Girls' H.S. School, Rangiya High Madrasa & H.S. School, Arimatta Vidyapith H.S. School, Rangia Hindi High School, Railway High School (Bengali Medium), (Estd.1950), Shankardev Shishu Niketan (Estd. 1987), Ambedkar Lotus English School (Estd. 1984), Fatima Convent School (Estd. 2007), Kendriya Vidyalaya NFR Rangia, SERS Public School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rangiya Law College and Sankaracharya Vidya Niketan, premada sivanath vidyapith, Red Horns Public School (Estd.1988), Rangia Jatiya Vidyalaya Tiniali (Estd.2010). Rangia Basic training center,The level of educational awareness in this area
410-586: Is characterized by its cultural artifacts . The origin of name, its original form being Kamarupa, is attributed to a legend in the Kalika Purana which mentions that it is in this region that Kamadeva regained his form. The history of the Kamrup region dates back to the 4th century under Kamarupa Kingdom . The kingdom was successively ruled by three dynasties - the Varman , the Mlechchha (Mech) and
451-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rangiya Rangiya ( Assamese: [ˈræŋˌgɪə] ) is a major city of Lower Assam division located in the Kamrup district of Assam , India. Rangiya is the new headquarters of Kamrup district, and it serves as the Sub-district headquarters of Rangiya Sub-district. One of Rangiya's significant features
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#1732798554133492-399: Is high. Rangiya Municipal Board is the local body responsible for governing, developing and managing the city. It is divided into 10 municipal wards. Assam has a total of 126 assembly constituencies, and Rangiya Assembly constituency is one of these 126 segments where voters elect their representative. Bhabesh Kalita is the current MLA of Rangiya Assembly constituency. It also falls under
533-467: Is important transit point in the region. The Climate of the area affects human activities to a great extent. Rangiya has a similar climatic condition with rest of the Brahmaputra valley with hot humid summer and cool dry winter. Mean annual maximum and minimum temperatures of those towns are 36.5 C and 8.1 C respectively. There is sufficient rainfall in summer with an annual average of 1852.20mm and
574-580: Is its role as the divisional headquarter of the Northeast Frontier Railway , which is one of the major railway zones in India. The Redhorn Division of the Indian Army is located just three kilometers from the city and Additionally, Rangiya holds the distinction of being known as the gateway to the Indo-Bhutan border. The city is serves as the major international tourist attractions of Bhutan , it
615-426: Is located at Rangiya, Station Road. The Mobile theatres and circuses in every year performed on the historical Rangiya Mrityunjay Shiv Mandir that every years city peoples can enjoy it. The city is also a commercial center with a range of markets and business establishments catering to the needs of the local population and surrounding areas. The Eco Park named as Railway Eco Park located at Rangiya Railway Colony Road,
656-473: Is one of the divisional headquarters of Northeast Frontier Railway . The Rangiya–Murkongselek line connects the state to Arunachal Pradesh. Rangiya is known for its strategic location as a major transportation hub in Assam. It is well-connected by road and rail networks, making it an important junction for transportation and commerce in the region. National Highway 27 and National Highway 127D runs through
697-593: Is serves areas of Nalbari , Baihata Chariali . Major trains serving Rangiya with major cities are the Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express , Saraighat Express , Brahmaputra Mail , North-East Express , and Kamrup Express . Rangiya Junction is the largest station in Western Assam after Guwahati. Nearly all trains halts at Rangiya Junction railway station . It is a junction of the New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section of Barauni–Guwahati line . It
738-686: Is the famous Phulguri Dhewa- the first peasant uprising of Assam against the British. In 1942, freedom fighters burnt down the office of the Rangia Tahsildar. In 1994, the people of Rangia celebrated the centenary of the Risemel. In 1996, preparations were started to construct a Krishak Shahid Bhawan and a pillar in memory of the Raijmel on the same land with the funds of the MP fund and the building
779-440: Is the second court of Kamrup district serves areas of Kamrup district and Rangiya Sub-district. The main district judicial court located at Amingaon . Rangiya is a divisional headquarters of Northeast Frontier Railway , Rangiya division serves mainly Lower Assam railway stations, the stations is under Rangiya railway division . The division is managed the stations and re-develop them. As of 2011 India census , Rangiya had
820-684: The Ahom kingdoms emerged, with the Baro-Bhuyans in Kamrup, Nagaon, Lakhimpur and Darrang providing the buffer between these kingdoms in the east and the Kamata kingdom in the west. In the beginning of the 16th century Viswa Singha filled the vacuum left by the destruction of the Khen dynasty of Kamata and consolidated his rule over the Baro-Bhuyan chieftains ruling over the Kamrup region, and by
861-644: The Battle of Itakhuli . Incomplete list of Faujdars of Guahati: After the Battle of Itakhuli (1682), the Ahom kingdom established control over Sarkar Kamrup, and it became the domain of the Borphukan , based in Guwahati. The region continued to be called Kamrup and its eastern and western boundaries were identical to the later British district. In addition to the Kamrup region, the Borphukan's domain included
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#1732798554133902-535: The Darrang–Udalguri Lok Sabha constituency , which elects members to the national-level Lok Sabha , Dilip Saikia is the current MP of Darrang–Udalguri Lok Sabha constituency. Rangiya is the headquarters of Kamrup district and Kamrup district Police located in Rangiya serves Kamrup district, and Rangiya Sub-divisional Police with Rangia Police serves only Rangiya Sub-District areas and urban areas of Rangiya. The Sub-divisional Judicial Court of Rangiya
943-728: The Pala dynasties. Among these, the capitals of the Varman Dynasty and the Pala Dynasty, called Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya respectively, were in Kamrup, whereas the capital of the Mlechchha dynasty was in Tezpur outside the Kamrup region. Samudragupta 's 4th-century Allahabad prasasti mention Kamarupa as well as Davaka ( Nagaon district in central Assam) and it is presumed that a later Kamarupa king absorbed Davaka. Though
984-520: The Fatekials and attacked the Commissioner. RB McAbee was beaten to death by the crowd. Police opened fire to disperse the crowd. According to official figures, no one was killed in the shooting; However, according to legend, 17 people died. Government forces also died at the hands of the rebels. Government persecution gradually increased. The people were helpless. There was also a decline in
1025-545: The Government resumed settlement in the main districts of Assam (Assam proper) by dividing new land classes for ten-year leases and increasing rent rates. This is a source of discontent among the farmers of Assam. In 1861, he banned the cultivation of opium in Assam and imposed taxes on beverages and coconuts. In 1861, a revolt broke out in Phulguri and surrounding areas due to the government's anti-people policies. This
1066-477: The Rangia police station with sticks and batons. R.B. Mecabe, the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup, was killed in the attack by the rebels. Then the police opened fire. Officially, no one was killed in the shooting, but legend has it that 17 people were killed. On 10 January 1894, more than 3,000 rebel peasants arrived at the Rangia police station with sticks and tongs. They tried to forcibly release
1107-553: The Southern Boundary of Bhutan before the 1895 Duar War . In Ancient times it was part of Ancient Kamrup , and subsequently included in Kamapitha division of Kamarupa Kingdom . In modern times, Rangiya is part of Kamrupi cultural region . A peasant uprising by the peasants of Rangia against the increased land taxes of the British. The rebellion took place on 10 January There are about 3,000 farmers in front of
1148-597: The additional region to the east up to Kaliabor . The Koch prince that oversaw Darrang , too, reported to the Borphukan. The Ahoms did not impose their administrative system fully over Kamrup, and the resultant pargana -based system was a mixed Mughal-Ahom system, in contrast to the Paik system in the rest of the kingdom in the east. The region became part of the Burmese empire between 1821 and 1824. The region came under Burmese control in 1822. The British, in control over
1189-597: The eastern border of Kamrup by 1615 (up to the Barnadi river). Though the Mughals pushed further east they came into direct military conflict with the Ahom kingdom and finally settled the boundary at Barnadi river following the Treaty of Asurar Ali in 1639. The Mughals established four sarkars in the newly acquired land---among which were Dhekeri (between Sankosh and Manas) and Kamrup (between Manas and Barnadi). Kamrup
1230-513: The enthusiasm of the people. Mandal Jaltiram Kalita was dismissed from his job for participating in the mutiny. The mutiny leader Kan Goswami was released from Fatek after promising to pay the increased treasury to the tehsildar. During the Mughal period, southern Assam, ie Sarkar-Kamrup, was divided into several parganas. After the transfer of the rule of Sarkar-Kamrup from the Mughals to the Ahoms,
1271-569: The festival in Assam is only held in Rangiya. The festival is celebrated in Radha Krishna Temple of the city in the month of July/August. The word "Rangiya" is believed to have been derived from the local term "Randiya". According to local folklore, "Ran" means 'war' and "Diya" means 'to give', indicating that Rangiya was a place where a conflict or battle took place between the Boro people and Bhutanese communities. Rangiya served as
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1312-407: The heart of the city. The NH27 connects the important towns and cities of Assam like Guwahati , Nalbari , Barpeta , Bongaigaon and connects Nagaon , Jorhat , Dibrugarh and Tinsukia . And also NH27 connects Rangiya with the states West Bengal , Bihar and rest of India . NH127D connects Rangiya with Tamulpur , Bhutan , Tangla , Udalguri , Mangaldoi , Dhekiajuli and Tezpur . Rangiya
1353-523: The kingdom came to be known as Kamarupa, the kings called themselves the rulers of Pragjyotisha ( Pragjyotishadhipati ), and not Kamarupa. Vaidydeva, an 11th-century ruler, named Kamarupa as a mandala within the Pragjyotisha bhukti . According to Sircar, the Kamarupa mandala is congruent to undivided Kamrup of the modern times. The Kamarupa region soon lost a unified political rule. Sandhya ,
1394-726: The north bank; and east of the Brahmaputra in present-day Bangladesh. Raghudev's kingdom came to be called Koch Hajo in Muslim chronicles, and Kamrup in Ekasarana documents. As the Mughal established the rule of the Bengal Subah in Dhaka , Koch Bihar entered into an alliance with them against Parikshitnarayana, the son and successor of Raghudev. The Mughals pushed eastward, removed Parikshit from power and consolidated power right up to
1435-458: The park had fully Naturally, A large pond is centre of the Park and the sides of the pond is covered by walking zones. The Padum Pukhuri Park is a Lotus pond and park, and also known as "I Love Rangia" park. It is located at Rangiya Tiniali, Bhutan Road. This park is inaugurated by 13 August 2022 by Bhabesh Kalita , State President BJP , Assam Pradesh and MLA of Rangiya LAC. Dipteshwari Devalaya
1476-543: The ranks of Patwari, Thakurya, Kakati and Piyada to assist him. In the fourth and fifth decades of the nineteenth century, efforts were made to develop Rangia as an administrative and revenue collection centre. He then established a police station here under a daroga. The 1853 report of AJ Moffat Mills stated that there were six police stations in Kamrup at that time. The employees of Rangia police station were as follows: Daroga 1, Mohari 1, Jamadar 1, Kakati 1, Barkandaj 9 and Tekela In 1870, land settlement rules were prepared and
1517-634: The region to the west of the Manas river since the transfer of Bengal in 1765, marched into Guwahati on 28 March 1824 at the beginning of the First Anglo-Burmese War and established administrative control by October. The Kamrup district that the British constituted in 1833/1836 was largely congruous to the Mughal Sarkar Kamrup of 1639. After Indian Independence in 1947, the Kamrup district maintained its form. The district
1558-573: The system was not changed much except for the division and reduction of a few parganas. In 1826, the Treaty of Yandabu transferred the rule of Assam to the British. In 1833-34, Captain Bagalch, the ruler of Kamrup, introduced the system of land pattans on an annual basis for the first time and reduced the former parganas. These parganas were called mouzas or mahals (Circles). He created an officer called Chowdhury to collect revenue from these parganas and
1599-679: The time of Naranarayana , the kingdom extended a firm rule between the Karatoya and the Bhareli rivers. Even though the Koch kings called themselves Kamateshwars (lords of Kamata), their kingdom came to be called the Koch kingdom and not as Kamrup. In 1581 the Kamata kingdom was bifurcated with Raghudev gaining control over the portion to the east of the Sankosh river up to the Bharali river in
1640-586: Was also renamed as Shujabad, after Shah Shuja , the Subahdar of Bengal . The Mughal governors were called Faujdars of Shujabad . The sixth faujdar, Lutfullah Shirazi , built a hilltop mosque in Koch Hajo in 1657. The mosque contained the mazar (mausoleum) of Prince Ghiyath ad-Din Awliya of Iraq , who is commonly credited for introducing Islam to the region. The Mughals lost Kamrup forever in 1682 after
1681-421: Was inaugurated on 15 December. Rangiya is located at 26°28′N 91°38′E / 26.47°N 91.63°E / 26.47; 91.63 . It has an average elevation of 39 metres (128 feet). Rangiya covers of area 9.6 square kilometres. The river Baralia flows through the heart of the city. The Rangiya Junction railway station is a major hub connecting Assam with the rest of India. This city