Gossaigaon
Gossaigaon is a small town in the Bodoland region of Assam, India. This is a sub-divisional headquarters of Kokrajhar district. The inhabitants are diverse, religiously. This place is well connected by Ground transportation and rail roads. It has a small river (Madati), and forested areas which include such saleable trees as Shorea robusta (sal), Tectona grandis (teak). Mornai Tea Estate is also important. This place practices organic farming, also modern agriculture following recent scientific developments.
Gossaigaon | |
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Town | |
  Gossaigaon Location in Assam, India  Gossaigaon Gossaigaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°25′11″N 89°59′03″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kokrajhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Gossaigaon Town Committee |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,267 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bodo , Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 783360 |
| Telephone code | +91 3669 |
| Vehicle registration | AS 16 |
Geography
Gossaigaon is located at 26°25′11″N 89°59′03″E.[1] It has an average elevation of 50 metres (164 feet). Vegetation is deciduous and evergreen, also grass lands at patches.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Gossaigaon had a population of 13,267. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gossaigaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 68%. In Gossaigaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Besides, the demographic break up of the population is mostly comprises with the Scheduled Tribe(PT), second position occupies religious minority and the third position is held uop by the Adivasi people.
Politics
Gossaigaon is a part of 5 no. KOKRAJHAR lok sabha constituency in the state of Assam. Present MP is Mr. Hira Sarania .Also it is a state legislative constituency of 28 no. GOSSAIGAON. The present member of legislative assembly is Mr. Majendra Narzary.
Education
It has a college named Gossaigaon College with Arts, Science and Commerce streams in 10+2 level, degree level and postgraduate level specially Economics and Geography and various schools such as Gossaigaon Boys' Higher Secondary, Gossaigaon Girls' High School, Shastri Vidyapith, St. Anthony's E. M High School, Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Little Star E. M. School, Collegiate High School and Sunrise E. M. High School, Gossaigaon Girls' High School etc. Also for higher education, there is Gossaigaon B.Ed. College. Students from both town and near-by areas get enrolled here.
Transportation
There is a railway station named as Gossaigaon Hat(GOGH)railway station, where all the passengers trains and a few mail trains halts. Most people from Gossaigaon area suffering a lot for getting serving from railway facilities. The stoppage of Kamrup express,Capital express,North East express,Bangalore express etc. are long run demand from the people of Gossaigaon. There is also a Bus stand providing buses and small vehicles for travelling towards different parts of lower Assam and border areas of West Bengal. It is well connected to Cooch behar, Alipurduar and Siliguri. Also few buses runs between Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpetaroad,Goalpara and Dhubri.
Medical
The Ranendra Narayan Basumatary Civil Hospital is the biggest government hospital in this area. It is a 100 bedded hospital located near 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. A Sub Divisional Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Office is also located here. The popular veterinary surgeon Dr T K Kalita is now serving the area from 1992 continuously. His contact mobile number is 9864848639.
Offices
Almost all types of Offices are 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, BSNL Office etc. are located side by side in the main town and the rest are located in Habrubil in the 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 sub division 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 also available in the centre. 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. The market is very much interesting in giving facilities to the people of Gossaigaon.The town also have some religious places where people can pray for their life. The famous Giridhary ashram, Radha Krisha mandir, Thakur Anukul chandra Joyguru mandir, Sani Mandir, Sitala devi mandir, Ramkrishna ashram, Boro majzid, cathedral church, St. Anthony's cathedral church etc. are some of religious places available in the town.
Playgrounds
Gossaigaon have three major playground i.e. U.N Brahma Field, Gossaigaon College Field and Global FC field. All the major sports such as football, basketball, etc. are played in this playground through out the year.
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gossaigaon
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.