Lakhiganj is a village, a small Bazaar (market), a post office and a Gaon

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in the

Dhubri Dhubri (Pron: ˈdhubri) is an old town and headquarter of Dhubri district in Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra river, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Boa ...

district 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 ...

, around 8 km north from

Bilasipara Bilasipara is a town, sub-division and town area committee in Dhubri district in the state of Assam, India. About This town is under Bilasipara Municipal Board (BMB) and is part of two MLA constituency namely 27 Bilasipara East 26 Bilasip ...

, (sub-divisional headquarters). It is situated on the Bilasipara-Kokrajhar state highway, around 12 km from

Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India. Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the ci ...

town and 9 km from

Fakiragram Fakiragram is a railway station on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line and is located in Kokrajhar district in the Indian state of Assam. A branch line from Fakiragram connects to Dhubri. Trains Major Trains: ...

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. The bazaar hosts weekly market on Monday and Friday. It has a small township comprising people of different backgrounds and as such they represent a mixed culture. The people of this Bazzar area basically speak Goalpariya, Assamese, although Marawari, Bihari and

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’ are also there. The people are primarily dependent on small-scale business. However, it is surprising that this the place where Motram Surajmal Dugar first established a small firm in 1906 and now it is a big business house, named "the MS Dugar group of companies" operate all over India. Lakhiganj has a

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with PIN/ZIP code 783 351 and a Gaon Panchayat office, called Lakhiganj Gaon Panchayat. The main educational institution is the Lakhiganj Higher Secondary School (Estd. 1952) and other schools include (Lakhiganj J. B. School (Estd. 1866), Lakhiganj Middle English Madrassa (Estd. 1928), Lakhiganj Maktab (Primary) School (Estd. 1928), Lakhiganj M. V. School, Lakhiganj Girls’

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at Chokapara and Nabadaya Jatiya Bidyalaya). A three-doctor state dispensary takes care about the health problems while a police out post controls the law and order problems of the region. A regional office of

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(JCI) purchases, stores and operates from here. The MS Dugar group of companies provide warehousing facility to JCI. Lakhiganj P. G.

Bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

(now

Assam Gramin Vikash Bank Assam Gramin Vikash Bank is the only regional rural bank of Assam, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance , Government of India. The bank was formally launched on 12 January 2006 after amalgamation of Pragjyotish Gaonlia Bank, L ...

), a rural bank operates to cater the financial needs of the rural masses. Lakhiganj Jama Masjid cum Hafezia Madrassa, a Kali

mandir A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hind ...

and a

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mandir are the main religious centers of the locality. Lakhiganj Bright

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cum

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is a popular recreational hub for the local youths.

References

India Census Report 2001
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District Rural Development Agency, DhubriThe MS Dugar Group of Companies
Dhubri Villages in Dhubri district