Dhakuakhana is a sub-division of

Lakhimpur district Lakhimpur district ( ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarter is located at North Lakhimpur. The district is bounded on the North by Siang and Papumpare districts of Arunachal Pradesh and on the Eas ...

in the north-eastern state

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 ...

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History

It started functioning in 1989 when naturalist-bureaucrat Dr Anwaruddin Choudhury of Assam Civil Service, joined as the first (founder) Sub-divisional Officer (civil).

Geography

This place is bounded on the east by

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

and

Dhemaji Dhemaji (Pron: deɪˈmɑ:ʤi or di:ˈmɑ:ʤi) is a City in Assam and it is the headquarters of Dhemaji district, Assam, India. Etymology The district's name ''Dhemaji'' is derived from the Deori word ''Dema-ji'' which means ''great water'' indi ...

, to the west, by Subansiri river and

North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur ( ) is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the Indian state of Assam, about northeast of Guwahati. It is the district headquarters of Lakhimpur district. North Lakhimpur is also the name of the subdivision of ...

sub-division . To the north

and to the south,

Majuli Mājuli or Majuli () is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It had an area of at the beginning of the 20th century, but having lost significantly to erosion it c ...

river island and

river.. :as:ঢকুৱাখনা Geographical position of Dhakuakhana is between 27.60 degree to 27.35 degree north latitude and 94.24 degree to 94.42 degree east longitude.

Demography

Dhakuakhana consists of diversified population of several ethnic communities including Chutia, Mishing, Ahom, Sut, Deori, Koch. Majority of the population are Hindus, however there are also population of diverse faith such as Christianity and Islam. The tribal community Mishings also follow their age old tradition of worshipping Doni-Polo, Sun and Moon God.

Education

Some notable education institutions of Dhakuakhana are: *

Dhakuakhana College Dhakuakhana College was established in 1966 at Nabakatharbari, Dhakuakhana, about 2 km distant to the west from Dhakuakhana town. The college is affiliated to Dibrugarh University and is recognized by University Grants Commission (India), ...

* Harhi College * Dhakuakhana Commerce College *Pachim Dhakuakhana H.S. School
College of Teacher Education (B.ED) Dhakuakhana
* Dhakuakhana Model H.S. School * Dhakuakhana Girls H.S. School * Central School * Jatiya Vidyalaya * ST. Thomas School * Sankardev Shisu Niketon * Srimanta Sankardev Vidyalaya

Economy

The economy is mostly agrarian with majority of the population involved in agriculture and allied activities. There is also a cottage industry of Silk present in the region.

Notable people

Homen Borgohain Homen Borgohain (7 December 1932 – 12 May 2021) was an Assamese author and journalist. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel ''Pita Putra''. He was also the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha from 20 ...

, eminent Assamese author and journalist *Jayanta Chetia, Professional Badminton and Cricket Player * Naba Kumar Doley MLA Member of legislative assembly

References

Lakhimpur district {{Assam-geo-stub