Country India Language spoken Assamese | State Assam District Jorhat | |
Mariani (IPA: ?m??r??aen?) is a neighbourhood town of Jorhat City. It is about 17.5 km from Jorhat railway station. Mariani is in the border of Nagaland. Mariani is famous for the diamonds Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary which is located on the road side on the way to Nakachari from Mariani at a distance of 5 km. Pincode of Mariani is 785634.
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Map of Mariani, Jorhat
This small town is surrounded by some of the largest tea gardens in India. Mariani has a cosmopolitan culture with many communities speaking different languages and living in harmony for decades. The town was once well known for having one of the largest plywood factories in India which was later closed down as felling trees were banned by the law.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Mariani had a population of 23,065. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Mariani, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Dhodar Ali connects Mariani by road. Mariani is well connected by air. Nearest airport is Jorhat Airport. It is also well connected by railways with the rest of the country through Mariani railway station, so it is an important railway junction. Mariani is well connected with Jorhat by road also. Bus & small cabs (Tata Magic) are available frequently.
Educational institute
- Mariani College
- Mahadev Agarwalla Higher secondary School
- Edith Douglas HS School
- St. Antonys High School
- Railway High School
- Adarsh Hindi Vidyalaya
- Mariani High School
- Mariani Girls’ School
- Little Star School
- Bongshi Gopal High School
- Parijat Jatiya Bidyalaya
- Mariani Jatiya Bidyapith
Politics
The present(2010) MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi of Mariani is the youngest MLA in Assam, Mariani is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).
Geography
Mariani is located at 26.67°N 94.33°E? / 26.67; 94.33. It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet).