Jeraigaon

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Jeraigaon
Jerai Gaon
Village
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Jeraigaon
Jeraigaon (India)
Coordinates: 27°30′34″N95°14′41″E / 27.5094°N 95.24473°E / 27.5094; 95.24473
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
region Chabua
Area
  Total
365.16 ha (902.3 acres)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,664
  Density455.7/km2 (1,180/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
786183

Jeraigaon aso known as Jerai Gaon is a census village under Chabua in Dibrugarh district, Assam, India. [1] As per 2011 Census of India, Jeragigaon has population of 1,664 people out of which 852 are males and 812 are females. [2]

Jeraigaon is famous as the birthplace of ULFA leader Paresh Baruah and Anup Chetia. [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. The Assam Gazette. University of California. April 1963. p. 1405.
  2. "PCA: Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Assam - District Dibrugarh - 2011". Census Digital Library. Ministry of Home Affairs (India).
  3. Maitra, Kiran Shankar (2001). The Noxious Web: Insurgency in the North-East. University of Michigan: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. p. 115. ISBN   978-81-7391-379-2.
  4. "Jeraigaon peace push". The Telegraph . 21 April 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. Banerjee, Chandrima (28 March 2019). "Fear of citizenship bill haunts Ulfa nursery". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 February 2026.