Golaghat district
Golaghat district | |
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Dergaon, | |
Area | |
• Total | 3,502 km2 (1,352 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,066,888 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | golaghat |
Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative
Etymology
The name 'Golaghat' originated from the markets established by a business class of people called Marwari during the middle of 19th century at the bank of the river Dhansiri in the vicinity of the district headquarters. "Gola" means market and "Ghat" means the port of river transport.
History
The
Later, when the British took control of Assam, the Doyang-Dhansiri valley was incorporated under the newly formed Golaghat subdivision of the
Golaghat was raised to the position of a district of Assam on 15 August 1987, when it was split from
Geography
Golaghat district occupies an area of 3,502 square kilometres (1,352 sq mi),
Location
Golaghat district is surrounded by the river
National protected area
Climate
The climate is tropical with a hot and humid weather prevailing most of the summer and monsoon months. Total average annual rainfall is 1300 mm. Maximum precipitation occurs in June and July. Maximum temperature is 38.0 °C in June and minimum temperature is 8.0 °C in December.[citation needed]
Divisions
There are four
Administration
Within the merged establishment of the Deputy Commissioner, Golaghat are the Offices of the Sub-Divisional Officers, Dhansiri and Bokakhat. There are multiple functions and issues looked after by the Deputy Commissioner's office from its headquarters. The branches of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner are rationalized as Administration, Civil Defence, Confidential, Development, Election, Excise, Home Guards, Magisterial, Nazarat, Personnel, Registration, Revenue, Supply, Treasury and Zila Sainik Board. The Courts of District and Session Judge are also located in its headquarters at Golaghat.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 158,474 | — |
1911 | 184,701 | +1.54% |
1921 | 221,328 | +1.83% |
1931 | 261,816 | +1.69% |
1941 | 265,148 | +0.13% |
1951 | 317,550 | +1.82% |
1961 | 400,238 | +2.34% |
1971 | 523,707 | +2.73% |
1991 | 828,096 | +2.32% |
2001 | 946,279 | +1.34% |
2011 | 1,066,888 | +1.21% |
source:[6] |
According to the
Religion
Hinduism is followed by majority of the people in Golaghat district: 85.99%. Muslims form 8.46% of population. while Christians are 4.74% of the population.[10]
Languages
According to the 2011 census, 78.40% of the population speak
Territorial dispute
Around 420 km2 (160 sq mi) of Golaghat district is under occupation by the state of Nagaland (Merapani region). There were major conflicts between the two sides in 1979 and 1985, with 54 and 41 deaths respectively. Almost all the deaths were from the Assamese side and the attackers included
Culture
Golaghat district crowns many literary intellects who have made outstanding contributions to Assamese literature. The most prominent writer of the 19th century who hailed from Golaghat was Hem Chandra Barua, the writer of first Assamese dictionary Hemkosh. Raghunath Mahanta, Satradhikar of Doyang Alengi Satra of Golaghat, was another writer of 19th century who composed three masterpieces, namely Shatrunjoy Kavya, Adbhoot Ramayan and Katha Ramayan. One significant poet of the Ahom age was Durgeswar Dwiji. He composed a book titled Sangkhosur Badh. Hem Chandra Goswami is regarded as one of the most exceptional writers of the late 19th century and early twentieth century. He is the first sonnet writer of Assamese language. The credit of first Assamese poetess plus first Assamese short story writer amongst women went to Yamuneswari Khatoniar of Golaghat. Her collection of verses called Arun was the first book written by a woman poet.
Raibahadur Ghanashyam Barua of Golaghat, who was also famous in the field of politics as the first Central Minister of Assam, translated
Other people from Golaghat who marked their names as great writers of Assamese literature include Surendranath Saikia, Hari Parsad Barua, Kirtinath Hazarika, Dr Nagen Saikia, Dr Debo Prasad Barooah, Nilamoni Phukan, Samir Tanti, Lakhikanta Mahanta, Purna Chandra Goswami, Dr Upen Kakoty, Lolit Barua, Golap Khound and Premadhar Dutta. The Golaghat Sahitya Sabha is one of the oldest congresses of Assam Sahitya Sabha, started in 1918.
Flora and fauna
In 1974 Golaghat district became home to Kaziranga National Park, which has an area of 472 km2 (182.2 sq mi).[13] It shares the park with Nagaon district. It also home to Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary.
Notable people
- Manoj Gogoi, animal rescuer at Kaziranga National Park
- Lovlina Borgohain, Indian Boxer (Olympic medalist).
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