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Country
  
India

District
  
Sivasagar, Jorhat

PIN
  
785683

State
  
Assam

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Vehicle registration
  
AS

Jhanji

Weather
  
20°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 82% Humidity

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Jhanji (Assamese:জাঁজী),(Hindi:जाँजी)is a small semi rural area situated both in Sivasagar and Jorhat district. The river Jhanji or Jaji divides these two districts.

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History

The name Jhanji is derived from the river Jhanji, which divides the two districts.

Geography

Jhanji is located at 26.894N94.420E

Transport

The National Highway 37 passes through Jhanji and connects it to the other places of Assam. Jorhat Airport is the nearest airport from Jhanji. The National Highway 61 (India) runs from Kohima, the capital of the state of Nagaland and ends at Jhanji.

Politics

Jhanji is part of the 103rd Amguri Legislative Assembly. Jhanji is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).

Educational institutions

Colleges
  • Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji Jamuguri
  • Ghana Kanta Borah College, Tamulichiga
  • Hanhchara Junior College, Jhanji Hanhchara
    • Schools
  • Chandradhar Gogoi Shankardev Shishu Vidya Niketan
  • Jhanji Higher Secondary School
  • Jhanji Girls High School
  • Jhanji Hanhchara High School
  • Jarabari High School

    • Notable personalities

  • Tirthanath Sarma, President of Axom Xahitya Xabha.
  • Zubeen Garg, His ancestral home is at Jhanji Tamulisiga.
  • Binanda Chandra Barua,known as dhwanikabi, his workplace was Jhanji HS school. He wrote the famous poem 'Rangamuwa Bir' in memory of a Ahom soldier of Jhanji Jamuguri.
  • Jagannath Mahanta, notable Satriya dancer.
  • Chitralata Phukan, renowned Assamese litterateur.

    • References

    Jhanji Wikipedia
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