Diphu
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Place details
- Locality
- Diphu
- Region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Population
- 61,797
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
- Settlement.name
- Diphu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Diphu hills.JPG
- Settlement.image_alt
- Diphu Hills
- Settlement.image_caption
- Diphu Hills
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Assam#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Assam, India
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Demonym
- jorquerano
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Karbi Anglong district
- Population
- +358
- Elevation
- +186
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Karbi Anglong district
- Image
- Diphu hills.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Religion
- Culture
- Educational institutions
- Health infrastructure
- Transportation
- Road
- Rail
- Sports
- Politics
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Diphu () is a town in the Karbi Anglong district of the state of Assam, India. It is the meeting place of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and the headquarters of Karbi Anglong district.
==Etymology== The word Diphu comes from Dimasa language, 'Di' stands for 'clear liquid/water', and 'Phu' means 'to pass through', meaning a place where 'clear river passes through'. Historically, it is said that the stream in Diphu carries large amounts of sediment during the rainy season, giving it a whitish colour, hence its name. However, the rivulet from which the town derived it name has lost its beauty, due to urbanisation, encroachment, lack of regulations, and proper oversight.