Titabar Town তিতাবৰ |
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town | |
Location in Assam, India | |
Coordinates: 26°36′N 94°12′E / 26.60°N 94.20°ECoordinates: 26°36′N 94°12′E / 26.60°N 94.20°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Jorhat |
Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,450 |
Languages | |
• Official | Assamese |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 785630 |
Telephone code | 0376 |
Vehicle registration | AS |
Amgurikhat, Rangajan and Jalukanibari are the important places no of villages = approx. 62 |
Amgurikhat, Rangajan and Jalukanibari are the important places
Titabar is a town in the Jorhat district of Assam, in India. It is about 20 km away from Jorhat City. It is one of the highly greeny places of Assam almost surrounded by different tea-states.
Titabar is located at 26°36′N 94°12′E / 26.60°N 94.20°E. and has an average elevation of 172 m (564 ft).
In the 2001 Indian census, the Titabor subdivision had a population of 110,224. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Titabor has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%; 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Titabor is well connected by road and railways. Na Ali connects the town with Jorhat. Buses and mini vans are daily ply from Jorhat to Titabor. For long distance ASTC operates direct bus from Titabor to Guwahati via Jorhat. It has a railway station on Lumding-Dibrugarh section of Tinsukia railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway. The nearest airport is Jorhat Airport.
Thengal Bhawan
The Thengal Bhawan is Located at Jalukonibari in Titabor, was built in 1880 by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah. In 1929, he published a weekly Assamese newspaper. Later, he established his printing press and office at Thengal Bhawan and managed to publish a daily newspaper, Dainik Batori. The Thengal Bhawan is now used as a guest house.