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'''Kokrajhar''' ({{IPA|ˌkɒkrəˈʤɑ:}}) is a town in the [[Bodoland|Bodoland Territorial Region]], an [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous territory]] in [[Assam]], one of the [[Northeast India|North Eastern states]] of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kokrajhar, Assam |url=https://www.tourgenie.com/discover/discover-assam/kokrajhar-sightseeing |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.tourgenie.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar {{!}} |url=https://www.cit.ac.in/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.cit.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=India TV |title=Kokrajhar Pin Code {{!}} Postal Code (Zip Code) of Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Assam, India |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/assam/kokrajhar/kokrajhar |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref>
Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river [[Gaurang]]. The North East Indian Railways divides the city into two divisions, north and the south Kokrajhar. Kokrajhar town is the headquarters of [[Kokrajhar district]] and the [[Bodoland Territorial Council]] (BTC).
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==Etymology==
Kokrajhar is made of two words: ''Kok'' and ''rajhar''. Kok means ''Koch'', rajhar means ''King''; Kokrajhar means ''Koch-King''.
==History==
===Under the Kingdom of Bhutan===
[[File:Southern border of Bhutan1985.jpg|thumb|280px|Southern Boundary of Bhutan contained the present Kokrajhar district before the 1865 [[Duar War]]]]
From early 17th-century present-day Kokrajhar district was under the control of [[Kingdom of Bhutan]],<ref>"While Bhutan generally enjoyed absolute possession of the eleven Bengal duars, its control over the seven Assam duars was not straightforward. Even during the Ahom rule, the Bhutanese did not gain full possession of the duar tracts. As a result, they are said to have harassed the population along the Assam frontiers with persistent incursions and raids."{{harvcol|Phuntsho|2013|p=394}}</ref> till the [[Duar War]]s in 1865 when [[British Raj|British]] removed the Bhutanese influence and later the areas were merged to [[undivided Goalpara district]] of the [[India|Indian Union]] in 1949.
==Geography==
Kokrajhar is located at {{Coord|26.4|N|90.27|E|}}.<ref>[
==Climate==
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{{As of|2001}} Indian census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kokrajhar had a population of 31,152. Males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48% of the population. Kokrajhar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 71%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kokrajhar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has 3 sub divisions Kokrajhar, [[Gossaigaon]] and [[
===Language===
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*[[D N Himatsingka High School]]
===Universities and
*[[Bodoland University|Bodoland University, Kokrajhar]]
*[[Kokrajhar Government College]]
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[[Joyanta Basumatary]] from [[United People's Party, Liberal]] is the current member of [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency]].
==Notable personalities==
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*[[Durga Boro]], footballer
*[[Bineswar Brahma|Bineshwar Brahma]], politician, poet, teacher
*[[Apurna Narzary]], national footballer
==See also==
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