Mariani (IPA: ˌmɑːrɪˈænɪ) is a neighbourhood town of

Jorhat Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...

, on the border of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern 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 Naga Sel ...

and about 17.5 km from Jorhat Town railway station.

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Mariani had a population of 23,065. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Mariani, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography

Mariani is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Language

Bengali is the most spoken language in the town at 12,401 speakers, followed by Assamese at 4,344 and Hindi at 3,238.

College

* Mariani College

Politics

Mariani is part of

Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency) Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. Assembly segments Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Current assembly segments Previous ...

. BJP's Rupjyoti Kurmi is the incumbent MLA of Mariani (Vidhan Sabha constituency). In 2022 Assam municipal elections, the Independent Candidates with Mariani Unnayan Mancha won seven wards out of ten wards, reducing BJP to two in Mariani Municipal Corporation.

Notable people

* Anamika Choudhari, winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International * Rupjyoti Kurmi, Indian politician

Transport

Dhodar Ali connects Mariani by road. Mariani is well connected with Jorhat by road. Buses and mini vans (Tata Magic) are available frequently. The nearest airport of Mariani is

Jorhat Airport Jorhat Airport , also known as Rowriah Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam, India. It is located at Rowriah, situated south-west from Jorhat and north-east from Golaghat. History It was establi ...

. The town has very good railway connectivity with rest of the country. It is served by Mariani junction, one of the major railhead of Tinsukia railway division. It falls in the Lumding–Dibrugarh section.

References

Cities and towns in Jorhat district Jorhat {{Assam-geo-stub