Kaliabor, a sub-division town in

Nagaon district Nagaon is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. At the time of the 2011 census it was the most populous district in Assam, before Hojai district was split from it in 2016. History Batadrowa gave birth to the Vaishnavite ...

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 ...

situated at a distance of 48 km east of

Nagaon Nagaon (previously Nowgong; Assamese নগাঁও), is a town and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. History This division was organised on the both banks of Kalang river ...

town. It was the headquarters of

Borphukan Borphukan ( Ahom language: ''Phu-Kan-Lung'') was one of the five (councillors) in the Ahom kingdom, a position that was created by the Ahom king Prataap Singha. The position included both executive and judicial powers, with jurisdiction of the ...

s during the Ahom era. Kaliabor lies in the middle of assam and surrounded in the north by the

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. I ...

, in the south by the hills of

Karbi Anglong district Karbi Anglong district is one of the 34 administrative districts of Assam in India. Diphu is the administrative headquarter of the district. The district is administered by Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council according to the Sixth Schedule of the C ...

, in the east by

Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. According to the census held ...

under Golaghat district and in the west by Samaguri under

Sadar Sub-Division. Kaliabor – ''the rice bowl of Assam'' – Kaliabor occupies an important place in the annals of

history. The name "Kaliabor" owes its origin to the word "Tun-Rung-Dam", which means 'A Place of Black Big Trees' in the

Tai language The Tai or Zhuang–Tai languages ( th, ภาษาไท or , transliteration: or ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai or S ...

(Tun = Black, Run = Big, Dam = Tree). Kaliabor is famous for its several tourist spots both religious and natural. Distinct religious site includes Bhorali Namghar, Kamakhya Temlple, Hatimura Durga Temple.

Education

School

* Kaliabor College * Pachim Kaliabor High School * Khaloiati LP School * Kuwaritol High School * Kendriya Vidyalaya Missa Cantt. * Don Bosco School, Missa * Holy Faith English School * Sandipani Vidyamandir * Missa High school * St.Roberts School * Kuwaritol Girls High School * Kaliabor Higher Secondary School * Kaliabor Girls Higher Secondary School * Shankar dev Shishu Niketon,Kaliabor * Borbhagia High School * Ambagan High School * Banketeswar LP School * Sishu Bidyapith High School * Bimala Academy * Jakhalabandha H S School * Nav Gurukul * Hindustani Kendriya Vidyalaya * Gorubandha LP School * paschim pubthoria high school

Politics

Kaliabor is part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).

Education

School

Politics

References

See also