Dhubri
Sign in to saveDhubri is a city and the administrative centre of Dhubri district in the Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a municipal board under the British regime. It is situated about west from Dispur, the state capital of Assam.
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- Locality
- Dhubri
- Region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Population
- 63,388
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dhubri
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- as
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nicknames
- Land of Rivers & Jute Hub Of Assam
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Assam
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Assam
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type5
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Assam
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dhubri
- Settlement.subdivision_name5
- Lower Assam
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1883
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Dhubri Municipal Board
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Assam
- Area
- 18
- Elevation
- 23
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Dhubri district
- Image
- Dhubunir Ghat.JPG
- Dialing code
- 3662
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- Commons category
- Dhubri
- postal code
- 783301
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Geography and climate
- Colleges
- Transportation
- Airport
- Railway
- {{anchor |Sengajan multimodal waterways terminal}} Sengajan multimodal waterways terminal
- Railway
- Tourism
- Places of interest
- Parks
- Flora and fauna
- Politics
- Media
- Notable people
- Photo Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Dhubri is a city and the administrative centre of Dhubri district in the Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a municipal board under the British regime. It is situated about west from Dispur, the state capital of Assam.
The town is also an important commercial centre and had a busy river port, particularly for jute. Dhubri is called the "Land of Rivers" as it is covered on three sides by the Brahmaputra and Gangadhar rivers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dhubri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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