Bokajan

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native_name = Bokajan | type = city | latd = 26.02 | longd = 93.78
locator_position = left | state_name = Assam
district = Karbi Anglong
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altitude = 138
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 14,938| population_density =
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Bokajan is a town and a town area committee in Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam, India.

Geography

Bokajan is located at coord|26.02|N|93.78|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Bokajan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bokajan] ] It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Bokajan had a population of 14,938. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Bokajan has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 68%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Some of the major school in the Town are :

*1.Bokajan Higher Secondary School (Government School)
*2.Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bokajan (Project C.C.I Bokajan)
*3.Vidya Sagar mission higher sec. school
*4.st. john
*5.SNS

Industry

Bokajan has Tea Gardening , "Sitnola" Gardening , Bamboo around it.It also have cultivated land area.

Cement Corporation of India Ltd (C.C.I) has one if its units here.It is government Undertaking Industry and main source of income in the town.It supports more than 300 families. C.C.I is one of the only two Industry in the Assam Valley and entire North East of India.

Politics

Bokajan is part of Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-05
work = Assam
publisher = Election Commission of India ]

References

External links

* [http://www.kvbokajan.org Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bokajan (project C.C.I Bokajan)]