Dhubri District

Dhubri district ধুবুৰী জিলা
District
(Clockwise from top) Netai Dhubunir Ghat, Historical Panbari Mosque, Chilarai statue at Dhubri town, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Gurdwara, and Bhola Nath College
Dhubri district's location in Assam
Country	India
State	Assam
Headquarters	Dhubri
Area
• Total	2,838 km2 (1,096 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,948,632
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS-DB
Website	http://dhubri.gov.in/

Dhubri District (Pron:ˈdʊbri) (Assamese: ধুবুৰী) is an administrative district in the state of Assam. The district headquarters are located at Dhubri town which is situated at ~290 km from Guwahati, the state capital. This was also the headquarters of erstwhile undivided Goalpara district which was created in 1876 by the British government. In 1983, Goalpara district was divided into four districts and Dhubri is one among those. The Dhubri district is one among the many Muslim Majority districts of Assam. About 75% of population is Muslim in Dhubri.

As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Assam (out of 27), after Nagaon.

The name Dhubri comes from the HINDU'S cultures form Padma-Puran of BEHULA-LKHINDAR, where the main character of the story Behula while used to his death husband going to the alive Lakhindar. Behula was ariived in the bank of brahamaputra and whom name is Netai. She was worked for the Heaven Gods Like the God SHiv, Partbati and other for the purpose wahsed her clothes on the surface of a big stone at bank of the river Brahmaputra . This particular place had a name called "Netai Dhubunir Ghat".

In the past, the gateway of western Assam was a meeting place of different racial groups which mingled together and formed a unique cultural heritage and historical background. The growth of blended culture in this region, particularly in the areas of language, art and religion is due to the continuous process of assimilation of various races, castes, and creeds of local people, invaders, and migrated people.

In 1669 AD Raja Ram Singh, Raja Ram Singh of Amber was deputed by Emperor Aurangzeb to crush a rebellion by the Ahom king Chakradhwaj Singha. But Assam was a difficult country for such an operation and Raja Ram Singh requested Guru Teg Bahadur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦੁਰ, Hindi: गुरू तेग़ बहादुर) to accompany him. Guru's role was proved to be much more crucial than his mere presence. This operation was actually a punishment for Ram Singh because it was from his custody that Shivaji and his son had escaped, a few years earlier.