Hojai District was 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.
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.[5]
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]
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]
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
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.[6]
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.[7]
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% Boro and 1.21% Bhojpuri as their first language.[8]
Politics
Hojai district has three assembly constituencies. They are Jamunamukh, Hojai and Lumding. Hojai district is also part of Nowgong constituency.[9]
Judicial Court at Hojai was established on 20th 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 6th of 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.[10]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hojai district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hojai District was 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 Hojai districtDistrict of AssamLocation in AssamHojai districtCoordinates Hojai 26 00 N 92 52 E 26 0 N 92 87 E 26 0 92 87Country IndiaStateAssamDivisionCentral AssamHeadquartersSankardev Nagar HojaiTehsils3Government Lok Sabha constituenciesNowgong Vidhan Sabha constituenciesHojai Jamunamukh LumdingArea Total1 686 km2 651 sq mi Population 2011 Total931 218 Density550 km2 1 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST District amp Sessions JudgeSri Aditya Hazarika AJSOfficial languageAssamese 1 Current MLARamkrishna Ghosh Sibu Misra Sirajuddin AjmalChief Judicial MagistrateSri Shakti Sharma AJS M COM LLB Websitehojai wbr assam wbr gov wbr inOn 31 December 2022 the district was remerged temporarily into Nagaon district 4 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Politics 5 Judiciary 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEtymology EditHojai is a surname commonly used by the Dimasa community citation needed History EditThe 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 5 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 The word Hojai is of Dimasa origin The priestly class of the Dimasas is known as Hoja i 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 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 EditAccording 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 6 Religions in Hojai district 2011 7 Religion PercentIslam 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 7 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 6 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 of Hojai district 2011 8 Bengali 52 67 Assamese 33 72 Hindi 4 31 Meitei 1 91 Dimasa 1 31 Bhojpuri 1 21 Others 4 87 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 Boro and 1 21 Bhojpuri as their first language 8 Politics EditHojai district has three assembly constituencies They are Jamunamukh Hojai and Lumding Hojai district is also part of Nowgong constituency 9 Judiciary EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hojai district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is written like a personal reflection personal essay or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor s personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Judicial Court at Hojai was established on 20th 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 6th of March 2021 Hon ble Mr Justice Suman Shyam Judge Guahati High Court inaugurated the Newly created Courts of District amp Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hojai Sankardev Nagar Sri Aditya Hazarika became the first District amp Sessions Judge and Sri Shakti Sharma became the first Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hojai District 10 See also EditHojai Dabaka LankaReferences Edit 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 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 Know about the District Hojai District Government Of Assam India hojai assam gov in Retrieved 25 April 2022 Hojai District Judiciary External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hojai district amp oldid 1162305586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
