Bijni

Bijni
Bijni
town
	Bijni Location in Assam, India Bijni Bijni (India)
	Coordinates: 26.5167°N 90.6667°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Chirang
Sub-Division	Bijni
Founded by	Lakheshwar Brahma
Government
• Body	Bijni Municipal Board
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,257
Languages
• Official	English , Hindi , Bodo , Assamese
• Spoken	English , Hindi , Bodo , Assamese , Bengali , Nepali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	783390
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS-26

Bijni is a town in Chirang district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the districts of the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam. It is one of the fastest growing towns of Assam.

History

The Bijni branch of the Koch dynasty controlled its feudatory from the present-day Bijni town from 1671 till 1864 when it was attacked by Jhawlia Mech, a chieftain from Bhutan. This resulted in the capital moving to Dumuria. In 1897, an earthquake destroyed many royal palaces and other structures and the capital moved again. The control of Bijni by the Koch dynasty ended in 1956, as the Indian Government took direct control of the entire region.

Bijni Railway Station,Assam

New look of Bijni Railway Station,Assam

Bijni railway station

View inside Bijni Namghar

Bijni Amguri

Geography

Bijni is located on the northern bank of Brahmaputra river, at 26°31′N 90°40′E.[1] It has an average elevation of 53 metres (173 feet).[1] The main river in Bijni is Dolani, which currently has three bridges over it. The longest of them is the bridge between Bijni and Kawatika. The city is flanked by two bigger tributaries of Manas The city also has a flyover, which cuts the road between the northern region and southern region.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census,[2] Bijni had a population of 13257. Males constitute 50.4% of the population and females 49.6%. Bijni has an average literacy rate of 89.37%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 93.65% and female literacy of 85.01%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bijni is surrounded by village Kawatika, Doturi, Batabari, Bhetagaon, Chhatianguri, Lechiagaon, Amguri, Puran Bijni, Gerukabari, Saktola, Goraimari and Baghmara, Majrabari, Bijni Panbari Road (Deukurapar).

Bijni was well known for carpentry works and furniture productions. In early 1960's carpentry works were mainly lead by Sutars (aka Sutradhar) dynasty. Hiralal Sutradhar was one of finest artist of carpentry work.

Politics

Bijni is part of Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

"Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bijni". fallingrain.com.
"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.
"List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.

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[fallingrain-1] "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bijni". fallingrain.com.

[2] "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.

[3] "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.