Howraghat
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Etymology
The name "Howraghat" came from Karbi words 'Hawar Kehat' meaning crossing border. The word became distorted later as Howraghat.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Demographics
since 2001[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census,[1] Howraghat had a population of 95649. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Howraghat has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 73%. In Howraghat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
- Atur Kimi English School
- Howraghat College
- Howraghat Higher Secondary School
- Howraghat English Medium High School
- Howraghat Town Girls High School
- National English School
- Pan Engti ME School
- Srimanta Shankardeva Vidyalay
- Shankar dev shisu vidya Niketan
- Kidzee pre-school
- Clirso Global school
Politics
Howraghat is part of Howraghat Assembly constituency under Assam Legislative Assembly, and Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
See also
References
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