Bhuragaon

Bhuragaon is the name of a town in the Indian state of Assam. Bhuragaon is located in Bhuragaon Tehsil of Morigaon district.

Bhuragaon
Town
Bhuragaon
Location in Assam, India
Bhuragaon
Bhuragaon (India)
Coordinates: 26.404306°N 92.233782°E / 26.404306; 92.233782
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictMorigaon
Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,845
Languages
 • OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
782121
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Vehicle registrationAS

According to the 2011 Census information, the village hosts 58 people in 10 households.[1]

Etymology

The name, Bhuragaon derived from Assamese word Bhur (ভূৰ) , which means a flat floating structure made of buoyant materials like wood, banana tree, bamboo or reed. And the word Gaon means village. In past time, native people use this bhur as a medium of transport. Later, this place came to known as Bhuragaon. Bhur, primarily used in Assam to cross pond, fisheries, rivers or in a situation of flood. [2]

Geography

Bhuragaon is a village in Laharighat Tehsil in Morigaon, Morigaon District of Assam State, India. It is located 21 km north of District headquarters Morigaon.

Bhuragaon is on the border of the Morigaon and Sonitpur Districts. Sonitpur District Dhekiajuli is north of there. It is also on the Border of another district, Nagaon.[3]

Bhuragaon is a very beautiful village situated on the bank of the river Brahmaputra. The village has a very rich history of religious harmony and educational prosperity.

History

According to data mentioned in the dynasty of the Mayang kingdom, a prince named Ramjaya Singh came to pabhakati near present-day bhuragaon and established another Kachari kingdom during the reign of the 23rd king of this kingdom (1779-88 AD).

Some people from the state of pabhakati went and settled in the dhing-raidingia area. The new kingdom was known as the Garakhia kingdom due to the establishment of the Garakhias.[4]

Economy

In 2006, the Indian government named Morigaon one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]

Administration

Bhuragaon came under Bhuragaon Revenue Circle. There are many panchayats located in Bhuragaon area.[6]

These are mentioned below :

  • Bhuragaon Panchayat
  • Pabhakati Panchayat
  • Bordubatup Panchayat
  • Gerua Panchayat

Demographics

Population

According to the 2011 census Morigaon district has a population of 1,23,468.

Religion
Religions in Bhuragaon
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 60.26%
Hinduism
 
 39.56%
Other or not stated
 
 0.18%

Islam is the religion of the majority community at 60.26% (74,400) according the 2011 Census, followed by Hinduism at (48,849) 39.56%.[7]

Language

Languages spoken in Morigaon district (2011)[8]

  Assamese (73.02%)
  Bengali (22.18%)
  Hindi (1.41%)
  Bodo (1.21%)
  others (2.18%)

According to the 2011 census, 73.02% of the population speaks Assamese, followed by 22.18% Bengali, 1.41% Hindi and 1.21% Bodo speakers. 2.18% of the population speak other languages like Tiwa, Nepali, etc.[8]

Politics

Laharighat (Assembly constituency) represent the Bhuragaon Area. Dr. Asif Mohammad Nazar was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Laharighat in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[9]

Bhurgaon is part of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency).[10]

Education

This town is well known for its educational institutions. There are many English medium and Assamese medium schools in the town, and Hindi and Bengali medium schools and colleges.

Schools

Colleges
  • Bhuragaon College[16]
  • Gerua Kabiram boro junior College[17]

Transport

Road

National Highway 715A, is a spur road of National Highway 15.[18][19][20] NH-715A traverses Assam.[21] This highway links Nakhola (Jagiroad), Marigaon, Kaupati, Rowta, Udalguri, Khoirabari, and the Indo/Bhutan border (Bhairabkunda).

Proposed Bhuragaon-Kharupetia Bridge will be passing through the Bhuragaon Town.[22]

The town is well connected by Bus routes especially with Guwahati, Upper Assam and lower Assam as well, 3-wheeler and 4 wheeler passenger carriers, rickshaws and tuk-tuks are also available.

Rail

Nearest railway station from Bhuragaon is Jagiroad.[23] Which was situated Approximately 42Km South-West of Bhuragaon.[24]

The Guwahati-Lumding line of Indian Railway passes through Jagiroad Railway Station.[25] Many intercity and passenger trains have stoppage in this station.[26]

Air

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Gauhati International Airport (IATA: GAU), which falls under the city of Guwahati is the nearest airport from Bhuragaon.[27]

Water

The waterways transportation services in Bhuragaon are used for transporting bulk goods and for movement of passenger. Ferry services are available for transportation of people from different ports along the Brahmaputra river to Badlichar, Darrang District.[28]

Notable People
  • Anil Raza - former general secretary, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.[29]
  • Abdul Jalil - Former member of Assam legislative assembly (MLA) in 1985. He was an member of Congress (I).[30]
  • Haricharan Sarkar - Founder of Bhuragaon Haricharan Sarkar High School.[31]
  • Babul Bora - general secretary, Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha.[32]
  • Dr Nazrul Islam - he was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Indian National Congress. He was also minister in Tarun Gogoi Government of Assam since 7 June 2002 to 20 May 2016. He had been elected five straight times from the Laharighat constituency since 1996 to 2021.[33]
  • Rabbani Soyam - Rabbani soyam is a famous Model, YouTuber, Social Media Personality. He runs buddies production, a famous youtube channel.[34] where one finds posts related to the trends, fashionable outfits, grooming accessories, latest style trends, product reviews and more. His social media accounts have a massive fan following and millions of followers. His last webseries was Niveer Aru Tora.[35]

See also

References
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  2. http://www.xobdo.org/dic/ভূৰ
  3. https://morigaon.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/morigaon_epr_amtron_in_oid_2/portlet/level_2/morigaon_district_map.pdf
  4. https://as.vikaspedia.in/education/9859b89ae9f0-9ac9c19f099e9cd99c9c0/9b89829959cd9b79bf9aa9cd9a4-9f09c19aa9a4-9ae9f09bf9979be981993-99c9bf9b29be9f0-9879a49bf9b99be9b8-9859a49c09a4-9869f09c1-9ac9f09cd9a49ae9be9a8
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  15. "Modern Markaz Academy, Bhuragaon School school, Barukati, Laharighat taluk school | Liko.In - Schools near you". liko.in.
  16. http://www.bhuragaoncollege.org.in
  17. https://schools.org.in/morigaon/18090113509/gerua-kabiram-boro-junior-college.html
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  27. https://www.adani.com/lgbia-guwahati-airport
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  29. https://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=2961
  30. https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/assam/1985/laharighat
  31. https://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=18090108905
  32. https://www.mssv.ac.in/frontend/index/425
  33. https://ourneta.com/neta/nazrul-islam
  34. https://m.youtube.com/@BuddiesProduction2017
  35. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm13593829/bio
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