Jhanji

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Country India District Sivasagar, Jorhat PIN 785683		State Assam Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration AS

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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