Sorbhog

Sorbhog is a small town located on the banks of river Beki in the south-west part of the Indian Province Assam.It is one of the largely populated towns in the district of Barpeta. It is known for the century old temple of lord Krishna known as "Gorokhiya Gosair Than" where thousands of pilgrims visit on auspicious occasions to have a glimpse of this holy place. Sorbhog is well connected by roads and trains to all the surrounding areas. The national highway no. 31 connects Sorbhog with the rest of India. With a full fledged,well equiped hospital and huge market place (market days being wednesdays and saturdays), Sorbhog is like a naive fledgling just making room for itself to flourish and develop. There are a no. of schools having assamese as their medium of education and a few with english as their medium. These schools have been serving this part of the world enormously by imparting education and getting the young buds of Sorbhog ready to become the guiding beacons for the nation. It won't be wrong to say that a person visiting Sorbhog would definitely be unfathomably flabbergasted and overwhelmed with wonder once he goes through the scenic beauty, the food treasures, the culture and the humane nature of the people residing here.

History

The name suggests that there is abundance of milk and milk products in this town, and it is true. Sorbhog is famous for the milk cream and curd produced locally. Outsiders find it very interesting to shop around the town and buy tasty and mouth watering milk products. Sorbhog is the hub for the greater "Barnagar" area. The name “Barnagar” means a great place. It was Koch King Naranarayan who founded Barnagar.The present Barpeta District formed an integral part of the Koch-Hajo, and the Ahom Kingdom till British Administration took over. From the ancient period, Barpeta witnessed the rule of the Varmans, (380-654) the Salasthamas, (655-985) the Palas, (985-1260) the Kamatas (1260-1509)& the Koches from 1509. During the Kamata & Koch rule, major historical development took place. During this period, a large number of local feudatory-chiefs, who are primarily land lords called 'Bhuyans', ruled the region. Number of villages constituted a 'Chakla' placed under a Bhuyan was patronised by the Kamatas. These Bhuyans arrived from eastern part of India like Kanauj, Gauda and Bengal who in passage of time became general Assamese caste and accepted the Vaishnava faith under influence of Shrimanta Sankardeva.

Politics

Sorbhog is part of Kokrajhar (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://barpeta.nic.in Official website of Barpeta district]