Gossaigaon

Gossaigaon
Town
Gossaigaon Location in Assam, India Gossaigaon Gossaigaon (India) Show map of AssamShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 26°25′11″N 89°59′03″E / 26.41972°N 89.98417°E / 26.41972; 89.98417Coordinates: 26°25′11″N 89°59′03″E / 26.41972°N 89.98417°E / 26.41972; 89.98417
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Kokrajhar
Territorial Region	Bodoland
No. of Wards	4
Division	Lower Assam
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Gossaigaon Town Committee
• Sub Divisional Officer	Rahul Kumar Gupta, IAS
Area
• Total	4.000 km2 (1.544 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,068
• Rank	100th (among towns in Assam)
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bodo, Assamese, English
• Spoken	Bodo, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	783360
Telephone code	+91 3669
Vehicle registration	AS 16

Gossaigaon is one of the major and a developing town in the Bodoland region of Assam, India. This is a sub-divisional headquarter of Kokrajhar district. It shares its boundaries with the neighboring state West Bengal in the west and Dhubri district to the south. Gossaigaon is well connected by Ground transportation and rails. The town serves a direct route by road to the newly operated Rupsi Airport in the district. It has small rivers and Sankosh, and forested areas which include such saleable trees as Shorea robusta (sal), Tectona grandis (teak). This place practices organic farming, also modern agriculture following recent scientific developments.

Geography[]

Gossaigaon is located at

26°25′11″N 89°59′03″E / 26.41972°N 89.98417°E / 26.41972; 89.98417.^[1] It has an average elevation of 50 metres (164 feet). Vegetation is deciduous and evergreen, also grass lands at patches.

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census,^[2] The Gossaigaon Town Committee has population of 9,068 of which 4,782 are males while 4,286 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

The population of Children between the ages of 0-6 is 968 which is 10.67 % of the total population of Gossaigaon (TC). In Gossaigaon Town Committee, the Female Sex Ratio is 896 against the state average of 958. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Gossaigaon is around 963 compared to the Assam state average of 962. The literacy rate of Gossaigaon city is 90.21 % higher than the state average of 72.19 %. In Gossaigaon, Male literacy is around 93.94 % while the female literacy rate is 86.01 %.

Gossaigaon Town Committee has total administration of over 1,935 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Most of the residents are members of Scheduled Tribe(P), followed by religious minority communities, then the Adivasi people.

Politics[]

Gossaigaon is a part of 5 no. Kokrajhar Lok Sabha Constituency. The current sitting Member of Parliament(MP) is Heera Saraniya. The town is a 28 no. Gossaigaon Constituency of the State Legislative Assembly. The Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)^[4] was Majendra Narzary^[5] (Elected for the fourth consecutive term in 2021). Also a part of 28 no. Soraibil constituency of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). is the sitting Member of the Council Legislative Assembly (MCLA) of the BTC, representing the town.

Education[]

Gossaigaon has a college named Gossaigaon College with Arts, Science and Commerce stream in 10+2 level, degree level, and postgraduate level, especially in Economics and Geography. And various schools such as Gossaigaon Boys' Higher Secondary School, Gossaigaon Girls' High School, Shastri Vidyapith, St. Anthony's E.M. High School,^[7][8] Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Little Star E.M. School, Collegiate High School, and Sunrise E.M. High School, etc. are some of the few reputed colleges and schools in the town. Also for higher education, there is Gossaigaon B.Ed. College^[9] where Students from both village and the nearby areas get enrolled here.

Transportation[]

Gossaigaon has a railway station named Gossaigaon Hat (GOGH) railway station, where all the passenger's trains halt. Most people from the Gossaigaon area are suffering a lot from getting service from railway facilities. The stoppage of Kamrup Express, Capital Express, North East Express, Bangalore Express, etc. is a long-run demand from the people of Gossaigaon. There is also a Bus stand providing buses and small vehicles for traveling towards different parts of lower Assam and border areas of West Bengal. It is connected to Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, and Siliguri. Also, buses run between Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Goalpara and Dhubri. There are a few day-super buses that run directly to the main city Guwahati from the town.

Medical[]

The Ranendra Narayan Basumatary (RNB) Civil Hospital is the biggest government hospital in this area. It is a 100-bedded hospital and is located in the town village Habrubil. There is also a small government hospital in the town near Gossaigaon Govt. H.S. School named Gossaigaon C.H.C. A state veterinary dispensary and a block veterinary dispensary is located near Gossaigaon C.H.C. Sub-divisional animal husbandry. And the veterinary office is also located there. The popular veterinary surgeon Dr. T. K. Kalita is now serving the area since 1992 continuously.

Offices[]

Offices are not much available in Gossaigaon except a few for which the locals are required to approach the Kokrajhar District (viz. RTO, Marriage Registrar, etc.). The Police station, Post Office, Circle Office, Telecom Offices, etc. are located side by side in the main town, and the rest are located in Habrubil in the Local Court premises. The highest authority in the town is the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO Civil), whose office is located in the Court Premises Habrubil. The subdivision is also having an agricultural research station named Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) headed by Dr. S Paul located near Telipara 3  km away from the Gossaigaon market. Also having a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) for the entire district located near the RARS headed by Dr. M Bhuyan, a well-experienced agriculturist. A sub-divisional agricultural office also located near Babubil village. The Divisional Forest Office also located near college road. The banking facilities are available in the center. The SBI, UCO Bank, CBI, Bandhan bank, The Assam co-operative Apex bank, The Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, The Axis Bank Ltd, The HDFC Bank Ltd., etc. served the people a great for a loan. The town also has some religious places where people can pray for their life. Giridhar Ashram, Radha Krisha Mandir, Thakur Anukul Chandra Joyguru Mandir, Sani Mandir, Sitala Devi Mandir, Ramkrishna Ashram, Boro Majzid, Martin Luther Cathedral(MLC) NELC Church, Anthony's Catholic Church, Presbyterian Independent Church are some of the religious places available in the town.

Playgrounds[]

Gossaigaon has three major playgrounds namely U.N Brahma Field, Gossaigaon College Field, and Global FC field. All the major sports such as Football, Basketball, Cricket, Athletics, etc. are played in this playground throughout the year.

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