Kalgachia is a sub-urban town in Barpeta district, Assam, India. It is 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) west of the district headquarters Barpeta.
Kalgachia | |
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town | |
  Kalgachia Location in Assam, India  Kalgachia Kalgachia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°22′N 91°52′E / 26.36°N 91.86°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Region | Lower Assam |
| District | Barpeta |
| Government | |
| • Type | The provincial governing authority of Assam,as the state of India. |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,304 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 781319 |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Website | barpeta |
History edit
It is not clear when the village was established, but a few official documents state that the village was established in the 16th century. It is believed that due to the large population of Kal Gaach (Banana tree), the name has become Kalgachia (meaning place the where banana trees are found). The name of this village was Kalitapara before the settlement of the East Pakistani encroachers.
The 3rd proposed Kalgachia subdivision was formally declared as 'Kalgachia civil Sub division' of Barpeta district on 1 January 2016 as a New Year gift by the then-Congress-led state government. The Kalgachia civil sub-division committee was formed in 1975 and since then the demand has been raised to form Kalgachia as civil sub-division. Kalgachia is the center place of Jania LAC from where Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became the President of India. The proposal was made by a subdivision committee in June 2015 to form Kalgachia as a civil sub-division, presided over by Abdul Khaleque And Secretary Md Muzzamel Hussain (Former Assam Public Service Commission Member),[1]
Demography edit
The total population is 6304 of which 3229 are males and 3075 females as per the 2011 census.[2]
Education edit
Nabajyoti College is a higher educational institution and G K Arabic College Madrassa is a higher educational institution in Kalgachia. There are many private institutions in this place. Ataur Rahman College of Education [3] and B.B. College are another two institutions close to this town. Epitome Computer Institute is the oldest and only certified computer education establishment[[4]] and A large number of good quality English Medium Schools are Al-Ameen Academy. K.K.Pathak High School is one of the oldest schools in this town. A new college started (2018) named Ajmal College of Arts & Science. Kalgachia Commerce College is the only commerce college in this town but this college is shifted to Dewkura. There is only one private institution of commerce at present which is Wisdom Academy Kalgachia (A Junior College of Commerce). It has been established only for women's education at Lokpriya Girls College, located in Dimapur. Some private sector schools in this town are Radiance Academy and Royal Global English School.[[5]], Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed Junior College, Eden Academy and Assam Techno School.[6]
Transport and communication edit
Kalgachia is located 14 km south of National Highway 27 and is well connected by road with Sarbhog and nearby towns. The nearest railway station is Sorbhog Railway Station and the nearest airport is Gauhati Airport. Now Kalgachia is connected with district headquarters in Barpeta within 20 minutes with the help of the New Beki bridge completed in 2019.
Notable people edit
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former president of India.
- Abdul Khaleque, MP of the Indian Parliament and former MLA of Assam Legislative Assembly.
- Rafiqul Islam, MLA of Assam Legislative Assembly.
References edit
- ^ http://www.kalgachia.in/ A Village Couple from Kalgachia
- ^ "Villages & Towns in Kalgachia Circle of Barpeta, Assam".
- ^ http://arce-assam.org
- ^ http://epitomegroup.in/centre_information.php Epitome, Kalgachia
- ^ http://www.rgesk.com/ Royal Global English School, Kalgachia
- ^ http://www.asimonline.in/ Assam School of Internet Marketing