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Jorhat

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Jorhat district.

Jorhat
City
From top, then left to right: Thengal Manor, Su-Ka-Pha Samannay Khetra, Jorhat Govt. Boys' Higher Secondary and Multi-Purpose School, Asam Sahitya Sabha headquarters, Night view of Baruah Chariali
Nickname: 
City of Cultural Capital of Assam
Jorhat is located in Assam
Jorhat
Jorhat
Location in Assam
Jorhat is located in India
Jorhat
Jorhat
Jorhat (India)
Coordinates: 26°45′N 94°13′E / 26.75°N 94.22°E / 26.75; 94.22
CountryIndia
StateAssam
RegionUpper Assam
DistrictJorhat
Zone3 (Central, East & West)
No. Of Wards19
Established1909
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyJorhat Municipal Board
 • District CommissionerShri Jay Shivani, IAS
 • Superintendent Of PoliceSri Shwetank Mishra, IPS
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
72.8 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation
116 m (381 ft)
Population
 • Total
153,736
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
DemonymJorhatian
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
7850XX
Telephone code0376
Vehicle registrationAS-03
Sex Ratio951 ♀️/ 1000 ♂️
ClimateCwa
Official LanguageAssamese
Literacy RateIncrease 90.01% high
Lok Sabha ConstituencyJorhat
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyJorhat, Titabar, Mariani, Teok
Websitejorhat.assam.gov.in

Jorhat (/ˈdʒɔːrhɑːt/ JOR-haht) is a major city in Upper Assam and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Ministry of Home Affairs Directorate of Census Operations, Assam (2011). "District Primary: District Primary Census Abstract 0117 Jorhat: Urban". 1813 Part B District Census Handbook (DCHB) Jorhat (PDF) (Report) (PART XII-B ed.). Assam: Census of India 2011. p. 24. 1813. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Jorhat Municipal Board, Functions of Jorhat Municipality".
  3. ^ http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Assam-reports.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name".
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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