Jirighat

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Jirighat
Village
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Jirighat
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Jirighat
Jirighat (India)
Coordinates: 24°47′0″N93°6′0″E / 24.78333°N 93.10000°E / 24.78333; 93.10000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Cachar
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Languages
  Official Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri)
  Regional Sylheti [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
788104
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)

Jirighat is a block headquarters in Cachar district, Assam, India. Jirighat is a tea estate. [2]

Contents

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place. [3] [4]

Geography

It is located at an elevation of 28 m above MSL. [5]

Location

National Highway 37 (old NH 53) passes through Jirighat.

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References

  1. One of Five Online Explore India Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. http://www.drdacachar.org/bl_gp_vill/gp_pg.asp?Block=Lakhipur&GP=Jirighat Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cachar district site
  3. "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. Map and weather of Jirighat