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Titabor Town
তিতাবৰ
town
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictJorhat
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total7,450
Languages
 • OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
785630
Telephone code0376
Rangajan and Jalukanibari are the important places

Titabor is a neighbourhood town of Jorhat City, situated 20km away Jorhat.

Geography

Titabar is located at 26°36′N 94°12′E / 26.60°N 94.20°E / 26.60; 94.20.[1] It has an average elevation of 172 m (564 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Titabor subdivision had a population of about 110224. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Titabor Town has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%. In Titabor Town, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Thengal Bhawan

Thengal Bhawan

The Thengal Bhawan is Located at Jalukonibari in Titabor, was built in 1880 by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah. In 1929, he published a weekly Assamese newspaper. Later, he established his printing press and office at Thengal Bhawan and managed to publish a daily newspaper, Dainik Batori. The Thengal Bhawan is now used as a guest house.

Educational Institutes

Regional Agricultural Research Station, Titabor

Regional Agricultural Research Station was set up in 1923 at Titabor for the research of the rice of Brahmaputra Valley.

Teacher Training Institute

Front view of DIET, Jorhat, Titabar

Colleges

Schools

  • Borholla Higher Secondary School
  • M.R.H.S.School
  • Pragjyotika English School and Junior College
  • Srimanta Sankar Vidyapith School
  • Titabar Town High School
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
  • Jatiya Vidyalaya, Titabar
  • Gomoti Devi Girls School
  • Concept English School, Junior College (Sc.& Arts.)& Coaching institute for IIT-JEE, AIEEE,AIPMT..etc.www.conceptedu.org[3]
  • Bekajan High & M.E School (Student at - RAJESH YADAV)
  • Bekajan Girl's School
  • Kharikatia High Sc Jalukanibari Girls High School

Politics

Titabar subdivision is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).Current MLA from Titabar assembly constituency is Tarun Gogoi the honourable Chief Minister of Assam who won the seat in State elections in 2001.[3]

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Titabar
  2. ^ Template:GR
  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-06.