Dhubri

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Dhubri
City
Dhubri City
Dhubunir Ghat.JPG
Historic Netai Dhubuni Ghat
Nickname: 
Jute Hub Of Assam
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Dhubri
Location in Assam
Coordinates: 26°01′N90°00′E / 26.02°N 90°E / 26.02; 90
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Dhubri
Region Lower Assam
Established1883
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyDhubri Municipal Board
   Mayor Sri Dr debomoy sanyal, BJP
  Deputy CommissionerSri Dibakar Nath, IAS
  Superintendent Of PoliceMs. Aparna N, IPS
Area
  Total32 km2 (12 sq mi)
  Water4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
  Rank8th in Assam
Population
 (2011)
  Total63,338
  Rank10th in Assam
  Density6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Demonym Dhubrian
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
783301
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS-17
Sex Ratio 953 ♀️/ 1000 ♂️
Climate Cwa
Official Language Assamese [1]
Literacy Rate Increase2.svg 89.34% High
Lok Sabha Constituency Dhubri
Vidhan Sabha Constituency Dhubri
Website https://dhubri.assam.gov.in/

Dhubri is a city and the administrative centre of Dhubri district in the Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra river, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Board under the British regime. It is situated about 277.4 kilometres (172 mi) west from Dispur, the state capital of Assam.

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The town is also an important commercial centre and had a busy river port particularly for jute. Dhubri is called the "Land of Rivers" as it is covered three sides by Brahmaputra and Gadadhar rivers. [2]

History

Chilarai Statue at Dhubri Chilarai Dhubri.JPG
Chilarai Statue at Dhubri

Until 1874, Dhubri was mostly ruled by Koch Rajbongshi kings. In 1874, the British government created a new province named Assam Valley Province and incorporated Goalpara district area comprising three civil subdivisions Dhubri, Goalpara and Kokrajhar with the new Assam Province. In 1879, the district headquarters was shifted from Goalpara to Dhubri city. The district of Dhubri is again subdivided in three districts namely Dhubri, Goalpara and Kokrajhar. The City of Dhubri falls under the jurisdiction of the district of Dhubri whose headquarters is at city Dhubri.

The present Dhubri District is one of the three Civil Sub-divisions of erst-while Goalpara district, established in 1876 during British regime. In 1879 the District headquarters was shifted from Goalpara to Dhubri.

In 1983 Goalpara district was divided into four separate districts and Dhubri is one of those. Covering an area of 2,838 km2. including forests, riverines, hills etc. the district has become the most densely populated district in India with a density of 584 persons per km2.(As per 2001 census).

The Dhubri city was first constituted as a Municipality in 1883. The Dhubri city is 290 km far from the State Capital at Dispur.

Demographics

Religion in Dhubri Town (2011) [3]

   Hinduism (64.76%)
   Islam (33.48%)
   Christianity (0.21%)
  others (1.55%)

As of 2011 India census, [4] Dhubri had a population 63,388 and Dhubri - Gauripur Metropolitan area had a Population 122400. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhubri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dhubri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. With close to 75% of its population Muslims, it is one of the minority concentrated districts of India.

Languages spoken in Dhubri town (2011) [5]

   Bengali (59.00%)
   Assamese (19.00%)
   Rabha (11.00%)
   Bodo (7.00%)
   Garo (2.00%)
  others (2.00%)

Most of these people are Bengali Hindus and Muslims, Koch-Rajbongshi and (Goalpariya people) people. Assamese, Goalpariya and Bengali are the major languages spoken in the town.

Geography and climate

Dhubri lies at 89.5 degree east longitude and 26.1 degree north latitude, and about 34 metres or 110 feet above sea level. Dhubri is covered by rivers on three sides, predominated by mighty Brahmaputra River.

As is typical for Assam and Tripura, Dhubri has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), being a little too cool to qualify as a tropical monsoon climate. The "cool" or winter season from November to February is warm to very warm during the afternoon, and pleasantly cool in the morning. The "hot" season of March and April is indeed hot and sees increasing humidity and rain, leading into the oppressively humid and extremely wet monsoon season from May to the middle of October.

Climate data for Dhubri (1991–2020, extremes–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.9
(85.8)
32.1
(89.8)
37.5
(99.5)
39.6
(103.3)
38.0
(100.4)
38.7
(101.7)
36.7
(98.1)
36.8
(98.2)
35.5
(95.9)
34.3
(93.7)
30.6
(87.1)
27.1
(80.8)
39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)21.4
(70.5)
25.3
(77.5)
29.6
(85.3)
30.0
(86.0)
30.5
(86.9)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
31.9
(89.4)
30.9
(87.6)
29.1
(84.4)
26.2
(79.2)
22.9
(73.2)
28.3
(82.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)17.1
(62.8)
20.4
(68.7)
24.5
(76.1)
26.2
(79.2)
27.2
(81.0)
28.3
(82.9)
29.0
(84.2)
29.4
(84.9)
28.4
(83.1)
26.6
(79.9)
22.6
(72.7)
18.8
(65.8)
24.9
(76.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)12.5
(54.5)
15.4
(59.7)
19.0
(66.2)
21.7
(71.1)
23.5
(74.3)
25.4
(77.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
25.9
(78.6)
23.5
(74.3)
18.8
(65.8)
14.7
(58.5)
21.1
(70.0)
Record low °C (°F)5.8
(42.4)
7.3
(45.1)
11.4
(52.5)
9.4
(48.9)
17.5
(63.5)
18.7
(65.7)
20.8
(69.4)
22.0
(71.6)
19.4
(66.9)
18.1
(64.6)
11.9
(53.4)
8.1
(46.6)
5.8
(42.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)7.7
(0.30)
11.4
(0.45)
65.6
(2.58)
198.4
(7.81)
351.7
(13.85)
566.2
(22.29)
359.5
(14.15)
292.5
(11.52)
294.6
(11.60)
156.9
(6.18)
3.5
(0.14)
1.6
(0.06)
2,309.6
(90.93)
Average rainy days0.81.23.59.715.117.514.711.310.95.10.40.390.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)74655972798486848682777684
Source 1: India Meteorological Department [6]
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020) [7]

Colleges

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Bhola Nath College at Dhubri
College of Advanced Technical Studies (CATS Dhubri) CATS Lab.jpg
College of Advanced Technical Studies (CATS Dhubri)

Local colleges include

Transportation

Airport

Rupsi Airport at Kokrajhar district is the nearest airport which is about 15 km from the main city and 5 km away from Gauripur. It was constructed during World War II by the British mainly for military purpose to accommodate 52 jet airplanes. Until 1983, the Indian Airlines and some private commercial flights operated regularly between Calcutta, Guwahati and Dhubri. The airport started its commercial service after 38 years in 2021, and the airport is operational with connectivity to Kolkata and state capital Guwahati. Flybig operates flights by ATR aircraft under RCS UDAN.

Railway

Dhubri railway station serves the town of Dhubri. The station lies on New Cooch Behar-Golokganj branch line and Fakiragram–Dhubri branch line of Northeast Frontier Railway, Alipurduar railway division.

Sengajan multimodal waterways terminal

Dhubri multimodal waterways terminal on Brahmaputra in Dhubri is being developed as part of Bharatmala and Sagarmala projects. [8] The city had a very busy river port on the bank of the Brahmaputra which was used as an international trade centre with the neighbouring countries, specially during the British Raj.

Railway

The importance of the railway station and the MG line was also decreased since 1947, when the direct line to Calcutta was snapped as it ran through erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The train service has newly started on 2010 again, and it is functioning smoothly. However the train services running from the Dhubri railway station are taking a new route from Dhubri to Kamakhya and Guwahati Junction. Trains originating from Dhubri station are, Dhubri – Silghat (Rajya Rani Express), Dhubri – Siliguri (Inter City Express) Dhubri Fakiragram passenger and New Bongaigaon Siliguri Jn Demu Special Via Dhubri

Tourism

Dhubri District is bestowed with attractive scenic beauties such as the banks of river Brahmaputra with its lush green fields, blue hills and hillock. The Gurdwara Tegh Bahadur Shaibji, the Rangamati Mosque, Mahamaya Dham, Chakrasila wildlife sanctuary, Matiabagh Hawa Mahal, Satrashal Dham, Panch Peer Dargaha, and other royal palaces attract the people for their unique structures, religious sanctity and mythological importance.

Dhubri is the location of the Sikh Gurdwara Gurdwara Damdama Sahib or Thara Sahib.

Places of interest

Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib at Dhubri Dhubri Gurdwara1.JPG
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib at Dhubri
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Complex Dhubri Gurdawa2.JPG
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Complex

Parks

Flora and fauna

On 14 July 1994, a virgin little forest patch of Dhubri District but mostly that is 95% in Kokrajhar district of Assam was declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the gazette notification of the Assam Government. This sanctuary has been named as "Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary". This is the youngest sanctuary of the North East India having an area of 11,260.00 acres (45.5676 km2). Chakrasila is unique because of the presence of golden langur (Presbytis geei) which is found nowhere else except along the Assam and Bhutan border. Besides, the virgin forest of Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary is endowed with rare specimens of trees, shrubs, medicinal plants, mammals, reptiles and exquisite birds and insects.

Geographical location of the Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary is in the latitude 26° 15' to 26° 26' N and longitude 90° 15' to 90 ° 20' E. It is in the District of Dhubri that is only 5% but mostly that is 95% in Kokrajhar district, the westernmost region of Assam. It is 68 km from the District headquarters Dhubri and 219 km from the Borjhar Airport of Guwahati City.

There are several small springs for quenching the thirst of the wild animals of this hilly forest. But the two major perennial springs in the sanctuary are howhowi Jhora and Bamuni Jhora, which flow over the rocks, sparkling and spattering throughout the year, adding to the scenic beauty of the sanctuary.

Climatic conditions of Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary is like that of temperate zone with dry winter and hot summer followed by heavy rains. Annual rainfall is between 200 and 400 cm. Soil is azonal, forestlike and hilly. temperature throughout the year generally varies between 8 °C to 30 °C.

The diverse ecosystems of Chakrasila present a model habitat diversity and support various mammalian species like tiger, leopard, golden langur, leopard cat, gaur, mongoose, porcupine, pangolin, flying squirrel, civet cat, etc. Along with all these prolific gifts of the nature Chakrasila has a wide variety of avifauna.

The two internationally recognized wetlands namely Dhir and Deeplai has not been yet taken inside the declared boundary of the sanctuary. But they are very a part of the Chakrasila eco-system. It is expected that in due course they will be included within the sanctuary. Courtesy : Nature's Beckon ( An Environmental Activist of North-East )

[9]

Politics

Dhubri is part of Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency). [10]

Rakibul Hussain of Indian National Congress is the current Member of Parliament from Dhubri, serving in the 18th Lok Sabha.

Media

Dhubri has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Dhubri. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

Notable people

See also

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