Rangiya
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| Rangiya City | |
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| Nickname(s): City of Colors, Transportation Hub of Assam, Plantation Valley of Assam, Gateway of Indo-Bhutan Border | |
  Rangiya Location in Assam, India  Rangiya Rangiya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′N 91°38′E / 26.47°N 91.63°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Region | Lower Assam |
| District | Kamrup |
| No. of Wards | 10 |
| Rangiya Municipal Board | 1 January 1956 |
| Founded by | Government of Assam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Board |
| • Body | Rangiya Municipal Board |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Deba Kumar Mishra, ACS |
| • MLA | Bhabesh Kalita (BJP) |
| • Chairman | Amarendra Lahkar[1] |
| • ADC Officer | Debashis Goswami |
| • Superintendent | Shri Hitesh Ch.Roy, APS |
| Area | |
| • City | 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Kamrup district |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 39,216 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 46,567 |
| Demonym | Rangian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| • Native | Kamrupi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 781354 |
| Telephone code | 03621 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS 01 & AS 25 |
| Literacy |  88.92% (2011) high |
| Sex ratio | 1.17:1 (male:female) ♂/♀ |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darrang–Udalguri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rangiya |
| Planning agency | 1 |
| Precipitation | 1,752 millimetres (68.97 inch) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 27°C (80.6°F) |
| Summer temperature | 35°C - 39°C |
| Winter temperature | 14°C - 20°C |
| Website | rangiamb |
Rangiya (Assamese: [ˈræŋˌgɪə]) is a major city of Lower Assam division located in the Kamrup district of Assam, India.[2] Rangiya is also the new headquarters of Kamrup district, and Rangiya serves as the Sub-district headquarters of Rangiya Sub-district. One of Rangiya's significant features is its role as the divisional headquarter of the Northeast Frontier Railway, which is one of the major railway zones in India.[3] The Redhorn Division of the Indian Army is located just three kilometers from the city and Additionally, Rangiya holds the distinction of being known as the gateway to the Indo-Bhutan border.
The Rangiya Junction railway station is the fourth largest railway station in Northeast India.[4] Rangiya's ancient name is "Randiya", Rangiya covers an area of 9.6 square kilometers and is divided into 10 wards where regular elections are conducted every 5 years.[5] Rangiya Municipal Board was established on 1st January, 1956 with a population of 27,889 (as per 2011 census), Rangiya Municipality covers an area of 9.25 sq. Km.. The Municipality authority of Rangiya is consistently working heard to provide better, clean, hygienic urban facilities to the citizen of the city.[6] Rangiya Municipal Board has total administration over 6,215 houses to which it supplies basic urban amenities. It is also authorize to build roads, construct drain system, develop parks, within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
The city is serves as the major international tourist attractions of Bhutan, it is 48.7 kilometres from the city. All tourist are tour Bhutan from the NH127D also called as: Rangiya-Bhutan road connecting to the city to Samdrup Jongkhar,[7] a small town of Bhutan and Gateway of Bhutan. Assam's mainly Lower Assam people's tour Bhutan from Rangiya. The city is located approximately 52 kilometers away from the state headquarter Dispur (Guwahati),[8] which is the capital of Assam and about 39 kilometers from Jalukbari, a prominent area in Guwahati city. Rangiya is also serves as the important transportation hub of Assam.
The city is also famous for Hindu festival Jhulan Yatra, the festival in Assam is only celebrated in Rangiya.[9] The festival is celebrated in Radha Krishna Temple of Rangiya in the month of July/August.
- ^ "Administrators of Rangia Municipal Board". rangiamb.org.in. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Rangia City Population Census 2011-2024 | Assam". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ North East Frontier Railway: Rangia
- ^ Rangia Municipal Board: About us
- ^ Welcome To Rangia Municipal Board
- ^ "Home - UDD Website". Rangia MB. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Distance between Rangia and Bhutan". distancebetween2.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Rangia to Guwahati Distence | Assam | India".
- ^ "Rangiya Festival Guide 2024 | Find Culture & Street Fairs In Rangiya". allevents.in. Retrieved 2 November 2024.