Howraghat

Howraghat Hawar-Digathai
Town
Howraghat Location in Assam, India Show map of Assam Howraghat Howraghat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°05′14″N 93°08′17″E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Karbi Anglong
Government
• Body	Howraghat Town Committee
Population  (2001)
• Total	46,590
Languages
• Official	English, Assamese
• Regional	Karbi, Dimasa
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AS

Howraghat (IPA: ˈhɑʊrəˌgɑːt) is a town in the Karbi Anglong district of the Indian state of Assam. It is home to many indigenous communities mainly Karbi, Dimasa Kachari, Tiwa (Lalung) Kachari, Bodo Kachari, etc.

Etymology

The name "Howraghat" came from Karbi words 'Hawar Kehat' meaning crossing border. The word became distorted later as Howraghat.^[citation needed]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[1] Howraghat had a population of 95649. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Howraghat has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 73%. In Howraghat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

• Atur Kimi English School
• Howraghat College
• Howraghat Higher Secondary School
• Howraghat English Medium High School
• Howraghat Town Girls High School
• National English School
• Pan Engti ME School
• Srimanta Shankardeva Vidyalay
• Shankar dev shisu vidya Niketan
• Kidzee pre-school
• Clirso Global school

Politics

Howraghat is part of Howraghat Assembly constituency under Assam Legislative Assembly, and Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

See also

• Dokmoka

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.