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Hojai district
Hojai district
District of Assam
	Location in Assam
	Hojai district
	Coordinates (Hojai): 26°00′N 92°52′E / 26.0°N 92.87°E
Country	India
State	Assam
Division	Central Assam
Headquarters	Sankardev Nagar, Hojai
Tehsils	3
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Nowgong
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Hojai, Jamunamukh, Lumding
Area
• Total	1,686 km2 (651 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	931,218
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
District & Sessions Judge	Sri Aditya Hazarika, AJS
Official language	Assamese
Associate official language	Meitei (Manipuri)
Current MLA	Ramkrishna Ghosh; Sibu Misra; Sirajuddin Ajmal
Chief Judicial Magistrate	Sri Shakti Sharma, AJS, M.COM, LLB.
Website	hojai.assam.gov.in

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Hojai District is a district in Assam, India. It was formed on 15 August 2015.^[2] The headquarters of the district is situated at Sankardev Nagar, which is about 8 km away from Hojai town. Hojai District was formed from three tehsils of Nagaon District, namely Hojai, Doboka and Lanka.^[3] Hojai was a part of undivided Nowgong district (now Nagaon) of then Assam Province.

On 31 December 2022, the district was remerged temporarily into Nagaon district.^[4] On 25 August 2023, the Assam cabinet reinstate Hojai's district status.^[5]

Etymology

Hojai is a surname commonly used by the Dimasa community. The word ‘Hojai’ is of Dimasa origin. The priestly class of the Dimasas is known as Hojai or Hojaisa and the place they inhabited came to be known as Hojai. Even now Hojai area has a sizeable population of Dimasas and some of them have the surname ‘Hojai’.^{[citation needed]}^{[citation needed]}

History

The geographical area presently under Hojai district and its surrounding area as in the history of the ancient Kamarupa, was known as Davaka kingdom or Kapili Valley kingdom. In different sources this kingdom is mentioned as ‘Dabak’, ‘Kapili’ and ‘Tribeg’. This kingdom enjoyed independent status up to the 6th century CE.^[6]

Medieval historical sources mention that during the reign of Kashyap (1365-1400) of the Barahi Pala dynasty there began a new era of Kachari supremacy in the Kapili-Jamuna valley. Birochana, a minister of Kachari origin in the service of king Bhoumapala of Behali area in the north bank of Brahmaputra had to flee his kingdom after a conflict with the king and came to the south bank of Brahmaputra and established a new kingdom on the banks of the Kalong river which was Brahmapur or the present day Batampur and he assumed the name ‘Bicharpatipha’. Soon Kachari reign spread to the entire Kapili-Jamuna valley and the name of the kingdom was known as Kacharipar.^{[citation needed]}

Due to Ahoms kingdom's vigorous territorial expansion, the Kachari kings came in to conflict with them. During the rule of Kachari king Tamradhwaja Narayan the Kachari ruled areas went to the Ahoms under Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha.^{[citation needed]}

In the modern day, Hojai saw a large influx of Sylheti Hindu refugees after Sylhet went to Pakistan. In 1993, the Hojai riots broke out between Hindus and Muslims over tensions related to the Babri Masjid demolition.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Population

According to the Indian Census of 2011, the three tehsils in the newly formed Hojai District had a population of 931,218, of which 172,350 (18.51%) live in urban areas. Hojai has a sex ratio of 954 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 109,437 (11.75%) and 28,731 (3.09%) respectively.^[7]

Religion

Religions in Hojai district (2011)^[8]
Religion			Percent
Islam			53.65%
Hinduism			45.53%
Christianity			0.55%
Other or not stated			0.27%

Among those 499,565 are Muslim and 424,065 are Hindu, constitutuing 53.65% and 45.53% of district population respectively, while Christians are 5,081.^[8]

After Sylhet referendum which led to separation of Sylhet division from then Assam Province, a large number of Bengali Hindus have migrated to the area from the then East Pakistan and are mostly settled in the towns such as Lumding, Lanka and Hojai.^{[citation needed]}

*Tehsil wise religious data in Hojai district*^[7]
Tehsil	Total	Muslim	Hindu	Muslim %	Hindu %
Hojai	228,530	92,590	135,377	40.52%	59.24%
Dabaka	303,767	265,366	37,872	87.35%	12.47%
Lanka	398,921	141,609	250,816	35.50%	62.87%
Total (2011)	931,218	499,565	424,065	53.65%	45.53%

Languages

Languages of Hojai district (2011)^[9]

Bengali (52.67%)

Assamese (33.72%)

Hindi (4.31%)

Meitei (1.91%)

Dimasa (1.31%)

Bhojpuri (1.21%)

Others (4.87%)

Assamese and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.^[10]^[11]

At the time of the 2011 census, 52.67% of the population spoke Bengali, 33.72% Assamese, 4.31% Hindi, 1.91% Meitei, 1.31% Dimasa and 1.21% Bhojpuri as their first language.^[9]

Administration

Judiciary

Judicial Court at Hojai was established on 20 October 1982 and functioning as Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class. The Courts of Additional District and Sessions Judge(Fast Track Court),Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Munsiff cum JMFC Courts were later added under District Judiciary,Nagaon.^{[citation needed]}

On 6 March 2021, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam, Judge Guahati High Court, inaugurated the Newly created Courts of District & Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hojai, Sankardev Nagar. Sri Aditya Hazarika became the first District & Sessions Judge and Sri Shakti Sharma became the first Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hojai District.^[12]

Politics

Hojai district has three assembly constituencies. They are Jamunamukh, Hojai and Lumding. Hojai district is also part of Nowgong constituency.^[13]

References

^ "Assam assembly accords associate official language status to bodo". NDTV. 30 December 2020.
^ "Assam gets new district of Hojai" Archived 1 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Northeast Today
^ "Know about the District | Hojai District | Government Of Assam, India". hojai.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts". 31 December 2022.
^ "Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts". The Hindu. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "History of Hojai | Hojai District | Government of Assam, India".
^ ^a ^b "District Census Handbook: Nagaon" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ "Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo". NDTV. PTI. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Hojai District Judiciary".
^ "Know about the District | Hojai District | Government Of Assam, India". hojai.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

External links

Hojai District Official website

[1] "Assam assembly accords associate official language status to bodo". NDTV. 30 December 2020.

[2] "Assam gets new district of Hojai" Archived 1 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Northeast Today

[HojaiCarve-3] "Know about the District | Hojai District | Government Of Assam, India". hojai.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[4] "Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts". 31 December 2022.

[5] "Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts". The Hindu. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[6] "History of Hojai | Hojai District | Government of Assam, India".

[districtcensus-7] "District Census Handbook: Nagaon" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[Religion-8] "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[languages-9] "Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[10] "Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo". NDTV. PTI. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[11] Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[12] "Hojai District Judiciary".

[13] "Know about the District | Hojai District | Government Of Assam, India". hojai.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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 {{More citations needed|date=March 2022}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
-{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
+{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
 {{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Hojai district
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 | blank1_name_sec1         = Official language
 | blank1_info_sec1         = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-assembly-accords-associate-official-language-status-to-bodo-2345750 |title=Assam assembly accords associate official language status to bodo|date=30 December 2020|website=NDTV}}</ref>
-| blank2_name_sec1         = Associate Official Language
+| blank2_name_sec1         = Associate official language
 | blank2_info_sec1         = [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]])
 | blank3_name_sec1         = Current MLA
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 '''Hojai District''' is a district in [[Assam]], [[India]]. It was formed on 15 August 2015.<ref>[http://thenortheasttoday.com/assam-gets-new-district-of-hojai/ "Assam gets new district of Hojai"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701104129/http://thenortheasttoday.com/assam-gets-new-district-of-hojai/ |date=1 July 2016 }}, ''The Northeast Today''</ref> The headquarters of the district is situated at [[Sankardev Nagar]], which is about 8&nbsp;km away from [[Hojai]] town. Hojai District was formed from three tehsils of [[Nagaon District]], namely [[Hojai]], [[Doboka]] and [[Lanka, Assam|Lanka]].<ref name="HojaiCarve">{{cite web |title=Know about the District {{!}} Hojai District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://hojai.assam.gov.in/portlets/know-about-the-district |website=hojai.assam.gov.in |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> Hojai was a part of undivided Nowgong district (now Nagaon) of then [[Assam Province]].
-On 31 December 2022, the district was remerged temporarily into Nagaon district.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam-govt-remerges-biswanath-hojai-bajali-and-tamulpur-with-original-districts.html | title=Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts | date=31 December 2022 }}</ref>
+On 31 December 2022, the district was remerged temporarily into Nagaon district.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam-govt-remerges-biswanath-hojai-bajali-and-tamulpur-with-original-districts.html | title=Assam govt remerges Biswanath, Hojai, Bajali and Tamulpur with original districts | date=31 December 2022 }}</ref> On 25 August 2023, the Assam cabinet reinstate Hojai's district status.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 2023 |title=Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assam-cabinet-decides-to-create-4-districts/article67235407.ece |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref>
-Nonetheless, come August 25, 2023, the Assam cabinet unveiled its decision to reinstate Hojai's district status.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 2023 |title=Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assam-cabinet-decides-to-create-4-districts/article67235407.ece |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref>
 ==Etymology==
-''Hojai'' is a surname commonly used by the [[Dimasa people|Dimasa community]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
+''Hojai'' is a surname commonly used by the [[Dimasa people|Dimasa community]]. The word ‘Hojai’ is of [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]] origin. The priestly class of the Dimasas is known as {{Transliteration|dis|Hoja}}i or {{Transliteration|dis|Hojaisa}} and the place they inhabited came to be known as Hojai. Even now Hojai area has a sizeable population of Dimasas and some of them have the surname ‘Hojai’.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
 == History ==
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 Due to Ahoms kingdom's vigorous territorial expansion, the Kachari kings came in to conflict with them. During the rule of Kachari king Tamradhwaja Narayan the Kachari ruled areas went to the Ahoms under Swargadeo [[Supatphaa|Gadadhar Singha]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
-The word ‘Hojai’ is of [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]] origin. The priestly class of the Dimasas is known as {{Transliteration|dis|Hoja}}i or {{Transliteration|dis|Hojaisa}} and the place they inhabited came to be known as Hojai. Even now Hojai area has a sizeable population of Dimasas and some of them have the surname ‘Hojai’.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
 In the modern day, Hojai saw a large influx of Sylheti Hindu refugees after Sylhet went to Pakistan. In 1993, the [[Hojai riots]] broke out between Hindus and Muslims over tensions related to the [[Demolition of the Babri Masjid|Babri Masjid demolition]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
 ==Demographics==
+===Population===
 According to the Indian Census of 2011, the three tehsils in the newly formed Hojai District had a population of 931,218, of which 172,350 (18.51%) live in urban areas. Hojai has a sex ratio of 954 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 109,437 (11.75%) and 28,731 (3.09%) respectively.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Nagaon |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/236/download/594/DH_2011_1806_PART_A_DCHB_NAGAON.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
+=== Religion ===
 {{bar box
 |title=Religions in Hojai district (2011)<ref name="Religion"/>
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 | align="right" |45.53%
 |}
+=== Languages ===
 {{Pie chart
 |caption = Languages of Hojai district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
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 |label7 = Others |value7 = 4.87 |color7 = grey
 }}
-At the time of the 2011 census, 52.67% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 33.72% [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 4.31% [[Hindi]], 1.91% [[Meitei language|Meitei]], 1.31% [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] and 1.21% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10195/download/13307/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
+[[Assamese language|Assamese]] and [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]) are the official languages of this place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-assembly-accords-associate-official-language-status-to-bodo-2345750 |work=NDTV |agency=PTI |date=30 December 2020 |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Purkayastha |first=Biswa Kalyan |date=24 February 2024 |title=Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-recognises-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-four-districts-101708770769105.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
-==Politics==
-Hojai district has three assembly constituencies. They are [[Jamunamukh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamunamukh]], [[Hojai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hojai]] and [[Lumding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lumding]]. Hojai district is also part of [[Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowgong]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know about the District {{!}} Hojai District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://hojai.assam.gov.in/portlets/know-about-the-district |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=hojai.assam.gov.in}}</ref>
+At the time of the 2011 census, 52.67% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 33.72% [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 4.31% [[Hindi]], 1.91% [[Meitei language|Meitei]], 1.31% [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]] and 1.21% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10195/download/13307/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
-==Judiciary==
+==Administration==
+===Judiciary===
 {{more citations needed|date=September 2021}}
 {{Essay|date=September 2021}}
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 On 6 March 2021, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam, Judge Guahati High Court, inaugurated the Newly created Courts of District & Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hojai, [[Sankardev Nagar]]. Sri Aditya Hazarika became the first District & Sessions Judge and Sri Shakti Sharma became the first Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hojai District.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/home-35#:~:text=Initially%20the%20Judicial%20Court%20at,JMFC%20Courts%20were%20established%20and | title=Hojai District Judiciary}}</ref>
+===Politics===
+Hojai district has three assembly constituencies. They are [[Jamunamukh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamunamukh]], [[Hojai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hojai]] and [[Lumding (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lumding]]. Hojai district is also part of [[Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowgong]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know about the District {{!}} Hojai District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://hojai.assam.gov.in/portlets/know-about-the-district |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=hojai.assam.gov.in}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Populated places established in 2015]]
 [[Category:Districts of Assam]]
-[[Category:Minority Concentrated Districts in India]]
+[[Category:Minority concentrated districts in India]]
 [[Category:2015 establishments in Assam]]