Amguri (IPA: æmˈgʊərɪ) is a town and municipal area committee in Sivasagar district in the state of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, India.

Geography

Amguri is located in the state of

, near the border of Nagaland, in north-east India. It has an average elevation of 74 metres (242 feet). It is situated on the bank of the river Jhanji and famous for its tea gardens and

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Demographics

At the 2001

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, Amguri had a population of 6944. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%, and 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Amguri has an literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national literacy average of 59.5%. In Amguri, 55% of the male and 45% of the female population are literate.

Transport

Rail

Amguri falls under the

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of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Road

Amguri is connected to the neighbouring towns by the National Highway-2( Mokokchung-Amguri Road) which falls under the renumbered North- South Highway system and the Dhodar Ali Road. A good volume of traffic to and from the neighbouring towns traverse through Amguri on NH-2( Mokokchung-Amguri Road) to the Indian state of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

Notable educational institutions

*Auniati Hemchandradev Higher Secondary School (Science and Commerce stream only at 10+2 level) * Amguri Girls High School *

Amguri College Amguri College is located in Amguri, Assam, India. It was founded on 17 July 1967. The college is affiliated to Dibrugarh University and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). History The Amguri College was established on 17 July 1 ...

* National Academy(Junior College) *Don Bosco High School *Pengera Girls High School *Jnan Bikash VidyaPith *Arunodoi Academy

Politics

Amguri Town is part of the 103rd Amguri Legislative Assembly.

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Prodip Hazarika Prodip Hazarika is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capi ...

is the current MLA of this constituency. Amguri is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).

NGO

Marwari Yuwa Manch is a National level based NGO. Amguri has its branch namely Marwari Yuwa Manch Amguri Sikhar Sakha. This NGO organises various camps like Blood Camps, Aadhar card Camps, Eye checkup Camps and many more. They also organise various events like Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav recognizing India's 75th Independence. Various other activities including Swach Bharat Abhiyan, distribution of food packets to needy are also performed by them. *

Notable people

Someswar Kakoti Someswar Kakoti (Assamese language, Assamese: সোমেশ্ৱৰ কাকতী) is a veteran freedom fighter from Amguri, a town in Sibsagar district of Assam. He took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942. On 9 August 2008, he was faci ...

, veteran freedom fighter

References

{{Municipalities of Assam Cities and towns in Sivasagar district Sivasagar