Dholai is a village in Narsingpur Tehsil in Cachar District of Assam State, India. It is located 30 km towards South from District headquarters Silchar. 22 km from Narsingpur

Dholai
Village
Dholai is located in Assam
Dholai
Dholai
Location in Assam, India
Dholai is located in India
Dholai
Dholai
Dholai (India)
Coordinates: 24°35′44.7972″N 92°50′47.8572″E / 24.595777000°N 92.846627000°E / 24.595777000; 92.846627000
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictCachar
BlockNarsingpur
Population
 (2015)
 • Total10,000
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code03842
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS

About Dholai edit

Dholai is a village in Narsingpur Tehsil in Cachar District of Assam State, India. It is located 30 km towards South from District headquarters Silchar. 22 km from Narsingpur. 235 km from State capital Dispur Dholai Pin code is 788114 and postal head office is Dholai Bazar.[1]

Geography edit

Dholai is located at 24° 35' 44.7972 N and 92° 50' 47.8572 E.[2] It has an average elevation of 26 metres (85.3018 feet).

Demographics edit

The population of Dholai village approximately 10,000.

Languages edit

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[3][4] Sylheti is the local language here.

Education edit

  • Bam Nityananda Multi Purpose H.s School
  • Ideal English School
  • Rajendra Roy Memorial Junior College

Neighbourhood edit

Neighbouring villages edit

  • Banskhal
  • Mahadebpur
  • Narsingpur
  • Channighat
  • Chandpur
  • Cleverhouse
  • Derby
  • Jamalpur
  • Jibangram
  • Kajidahar
  • Nagdirgram
  • Panibhora
  • Puthikhal
  • Rajnagar
  • Saptagram
  • Shawrertal

Connectivity edit

There is no railway station near Dholai within 30 km. However, Silchar Railway Station, a major railway station is 35 km from Dholai. NH 54 connects Silchar to Dholai en- route to Aizawl; vehicles regularly ply between Silchar to Dholai during Daytime.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pin code of Dholai Bazar is 788114". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Latitude Longitude of Dholai, Cachar". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.