Maligaon
The headquarters of North East Frontier Railways and North-East Frontier Railway Stadium is situated here.[1]
Maligaon | |
|---|---|
  Maligaon Location in Assam, India  Maligaon Maligaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′15″N 91°41′50″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kamrup Metropolitan district |
| City | Guwahati |
| Government | |
| • Body | GMC |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 781 XXX |
| Vehicle registration | AS-01 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gauhati |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gauhati West |
| Planning agency | GMC |
| Civic agency | GMC |
The place is also known for Goddess Durga pandals. There are several temples and places of worship in and around Maligaon. Hanuman Mandir, Kali Mandir are of special interest.
Town square
The focal point of Maligaon is its town square. It is located between Jalukbari Point and the Kamakhya foothills of Kamakhya Temple.
Maligaon was previously a part of Pandu but from 1975 became part of Guwahati (Municipality Corporation). The Padmanath Gohain Baruah Road (P.N.G.B. Road) runs from Maligaon Chariali to NH-37 at Tetelia via Maligaon Goshala. The fourth road is the one that originates at Maligaon Chariali and runs northwest towards Pandu Cabin, touching Aruna Cinema Hall and Pandu College on the way. The Jalukbari Police Station lies at this corner of the Chariali. A foot overbridge for pedestrians has been inaugurated in early 2013.
Transportation
Air
It is connected by air through Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport.
Railways
The "Northeast Frontier Railway" abbreviated as N.F.Railway is one of the 17 railway zones in India, Headquartered at Maligaon, it is responsible for rail operations in the entire Northeast and parts of West Bengal and Bihar. Kamakhya Railway Station, Amingaon Railway Station is a short commute to Maligaon. However, Guwahati Railway Station is a major railway station which is 4 miles (approx 7 km) from Central Maligaon. Kamakhya Railway junction, earlier named as Jalukbari, directly connects Maligaon with many major cities of the country.
Education
- St. Vivekananda English Academy
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Maligaon[2]
- St. Mary's Senior Secondary school[3]
- NF Railway Netaji Vidyapeeth Higher Secondary School
- Capital Public School
- Railway Boys Assamese High School
- Kamakhya Vidyalaya High School
- Swarna English Academy
Hospitals
The area has a number of hospitals like the NF Railway Central Hospital, Swagat Hospital and Sanjevani Hospital. Also there is a Health Unit at Boripara run by the State Government.
Festivals and people
There are diversified important traditional festivals in Maligaon. Durga puja is the most important and common as the locality is dominated by Bengali Hindus who are predominant majority in this locality. Bengali new year is also celebrated with great enthusiasm.
Places of interest
- Kamakhya Temple, atop the Neelachal hill, the highest spot in the city, draws pilgrims from all over India especially during the Ambubachi festival. A high seat of the shakti sect, it is associated with the legend of the mother goddess who slayed the legendary demon king Narakasur who ruled ancient Assam.
Sports
Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted 33 first-class matches [4] in 1976 when Assam cricket team played against Orissa cricket team.[5] The ground hosted 32more first-class matches from 1978 to 2009. The stadium also hosted 18 List A matches when Central Zone cricket team played against North Zone cricket team [6] but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[7]
See also
References
- "Railway stadium, Maligaon". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- http://www.kvmaligaon.edu.in/news.php
- "History of St. Mary's English High School, Maligaon". St. Mary's Sr. Secondary School. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- First-class matches
- Scorecard
- Scorecard
- Other matches