Kaliabor

Kaliabor, a sub-division town in Nagaon district of Assam situated at a distance of 48 km east of Nagaon town. It was the headquarters of Borphukans during the Ahom era.

Kaliabor
town
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictNagaon
Languages
  OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
[Postal Index Number
782138
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Vehicle registrationAS-02
Lok Sabha constituencyKaliabor
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKaliabor

Kaliabor – the rice bowl of Assam – Kaliabor occupies an important place in the annals of Assam history. The name "Kaliabor" owes its origin to the word "Tun-Rung-Dam", which means 'A Place of Black Big Trees' in the Tai language (Tun = Black, Run = Big, Dam = Tree).

It is surrounded in the North by the Mighty Brahmaputra, in the South by lofty hills of Karbi Anglong district, in the East by Kaziranga National Park under Golaghat district and in the West by Samaguri under Nagaon Sadar Sub-Division.

Education

School

  • Kuwaritol High School
  • St.Roberts School
  • Kuwaritol Girls High School
  • Kaliabor Higher Secondary School
  • Kaliabor Girls Higher Secondary School
  • Borbhagia High School
  • Ambagan High School
  • Sishu Bidyapith High School
  • Bimala Academy
  • Jakhalabandha H S School
  • Nav Gurukul
  • Koliabor College
  • Hindustani Kendriya Vidyalaya

Politics

Kaliabor is part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References

  1. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

See also


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