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{{Short description|Village in Assam, India}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

'''Bormarjong'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=People Of The Margins. Across Ethnic Boundaries In North-east India [PDF] [7o4kna90mkh0] |url=https://vdoc.pub/documents/people-of-the-margins-across-ethnic-boundaries-in-north-east-india-7o4kna90mkh0 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=vdoc.pub |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=The Assam |date=2021-02-14 |title=Of bamboo groves and monoliths |url=https://assamtribune.com/of-bamboo-groves-and-monoliths/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=The Assam Tribune |language=en}}</ref> is a village in the [[West Karbi Anglong district]] of [[Assam]] State in [[Northeast India|North East India]]. It falls under the Amri Development Block and Vidhan Sabha [[Baithalangso (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|No. 20 Baithalangso ST LAC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bormarjong Pincode |url=http://pincodeaddress.com/locality/Bormarjong_Karbi-Anglong |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=pincodeaddress.com}}</ref>

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bormarjong
| native_name = Marjong
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.5730|N|92.1158|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hamren]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[West Karbi Anglong district]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 782413
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==Geography==
Bormarjong village extends from 25.56'37" North to 25.57'30.8" North latitude and 92.11'58.3" East to 92.12'49.7" East longitude with the average elevation of 645.5 m. The highest point of the village is about 820 m. The village is located on the western part of [[West Karbi Anglong district]] near the border between the states of [[Assam]] and [[Meghalaya]]. The village is situated at 37.7 km away from the NH 27, passing through Nellie of [[Morigaon district]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pator |first=Sidhartha |title=Bormarjong |publisher=Tiwa Mathonlai Tokhra |year=2022 |isbn=978-81-955741-0-0 |location=Assam |pages=7–10 |language=English}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The total population of the village is about 1075 of which the male population is about 510 and the female population is 565.<ref>According to the information gathered from Bormarjong Village Council by Sidhartha Pator for his research based book called 'Bormarjong'.</ref> The village is dominated by the [[Hindus|Hindu]] religion<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramirez |first=Philippe |date=2016-07-02 |title=Conversions, population movements and ethno-cultural landscape in the Assam–Meghalaya borderlands |url=https://cogentoa.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14631369.2015.1091650 |journal=Asian Ethnicity |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=340–352 |doi=10.1080/14631369.2015.1091650 |s2cid=148081765 |issn=1463-1369|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and 100% of the total population belong to [[Tiwa people (India)|Tiwa tribe]]. These people have their own language, tradition, rituals, social system etc.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Assam}}
{{North East India}}

[[Category:Villages in Karbi Anglong district]]
[[Category:Tiwa (India)]]

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