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| ?Dhubri Assam • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Dhubri |
| Population | 63,965 (2001[update]) |
Dhubri (ধুবুৰী in Assamese) is the headquarter of Dhubri district, Assam, India. It is an old small town on the bank of the river Brahmaputra and Gadadhar, a tributary of mighty Brahmaputra. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Board and is situated about 290 km away from Guwahati, state capital.
Dhubri was an important commercial centre and had a busy river port particularly for jute. Partition of the country in 1947 caused Dhubri to become a route for illegal immigrants and terrorists to cross the international boarder. This place is also famous for the Sikh Gurdwara or Damdama Sahib which was constructed in memory of visit of First Sikh Guru Nanak Dev and later it was followed by visit of Ninth guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur and the Gurdwara is named as Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib. Hence it has great importance for Sikh community.
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The word Dhuburi: ধুবুৰী comes from a legendary lady named Netai-Dhubuni. The story is connected with Behula-Lakhindar. The word Dhubuni is considered a corruption of 'Dhuburi'. According to Bodo-Kacharis, the word is of Bodo origin and derived form Dubra, a kind of grass. The story of lady Netai-Dhubuni is widely accepted for the naming history of Dhubri.
Till 1874, Dhubri was mostly a part of Bengal kings. In 1874, the British Government created a new province named Assam Valley Province and incorporated Goalpara district area with its headquarters at Dhubri with the new Assam Province. Dhubri became part of Assam which continues till today unless some petty political gambling in 1950s.
The Bhola Nath College or B. N. College, Dhubri (estd. 1946) is the oldest and premier college in western Assam. Other notable educational institutes are Dhubri Law College, Dhubri Girls' College, Dhubri B. T. College and some private run computer institutes.
The town is located on the globe between 89.5 degree east longitude and 26.1 degree north latitude. And the town is about 34 m above the sea level.
As of 2001[update] India census,1 Dhubri had a population of 63,965. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhubri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dhubri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Dhubri is part of Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency).2
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