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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Dhubri district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhubri
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| image_caption = Historic Netai Dhubuni Ghat
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| nickname = Jute Hub Of Assam
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam
| coordinates = {{coord|26.02|N|90|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type5 = [[Regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Lower Assam]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1883
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| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body = Dhubri Municipal Board
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Sri Dr debomoy sanyal, [[BJP]]
| leader_title1 = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name1 = Sri Dibakar Nath, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2 = Superintendent Of Police
| leader_name2 = Ms. Aparna N, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 32
| area_water_km2 = 4.9
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| area_rank = 8th in Assam
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| population_total = 63338
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = 6300
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| population_rank = 10th in Assam
| population_demonym = Dhubrian
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 783301
| registration_plate = AS-17
| website = http://dhubri.gov.in/
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex Ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 953 [[Female|♀️]]/ 1000 [[Male|♂️]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]]
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| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy Rate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = {{Increase}} 89.34% {{colour|#fc5|High}}
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency
| blank2_info_sec2 = [[Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency|Dhubr]]
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'''Dhubri''' (Pron: ˈdhubri) is an old town and headquarter of [[Dhubri district]] in Indian state of [[Assam]]. It is an old town on the bank of the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] river, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Board under the British regime. It is situated about {{convert|277.4|km|mi|0}} 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 three sides by Brahmaputra and Gadadhar rivers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1071013/asp/northeast/story_8429802.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110011939/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071013/asp/northeast/story_8429802.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2007 |title=Priceless heritage gets funds to survive |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |date=13 October 2007 |access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Dhubri Gurdwara1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib at Dhubri]]
[[File:Dhubri Gurdawa2.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Complex]]
[[File:Chilarai Dhubri.JPG|200px|left|thumb|[[Chilarai]] Statue at Dhubri]]
The word 'Dhuburi' comes from a legendary lady named Netai-Dhubuni. Legends say that Netai-Dhubuni was a laundress who used to wash clothes of the Gods and Goddesses in a small ghat in Dhubri. The story is connected with Behula-Lakhindar. Lakhinar was the son of [[Chand Sadagar]] and Behula was Lakhindar's spouse. The word Dhubri is believed to have originated from the word 'Dhubuni' (a lady who washes clothes). According to Bodo-Kacharis, the word is of Bodo origin and derived from Dubri, a kind of grass. The story of lady Netai-Dhubuni is widely accepted for the naming history of Dhubri. Adjacent to this Netai-Dhubuni ghat, there is the Gurdwara Sri Tegh Bahadur Sahib stands.

This place is famous for the [[Sikh Gurdwara]] [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib|Gurdwara Damdama Sahib]] or [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib|Thara Sahib]] which was constructed in memory of visit of First [[Sikh]] [[Guru Nanak]] and later it was followed by visit of Ninth guru, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] and the Gurdwara is named as [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib]]. Hence, it has great importance for Sikh community.

Until 1874, Dhubri was mostly a part of [[Koch Rajbongshi]] kings. In 1874, the [[British Government]] created a new province named [[Assam Valley Province]] and incorporated Goalpara district area comprising three civil subdivisions Dhubri, Goalpara and Kokrajhar with the new Assam Province. In 1879, the district headquarters was shifted from [[Goalpara]] to Dhubri city. The district of Dhubri is again subdivided in three districts namely Dhubri, Goalpara and Kokrajhar. The City of Dhubri falls under the jurisdiction of the district of Dhubri whose headquarters is at city Dhubri.

The present Dhubri District is one of the three Civil Sub-divisions of erst-while Goalpara district, established in 1876 during British regime. In 1879 the District headquarters was shifted from Goalpara to Dhubri.

In the year 1983 Goalpara district was divided into four separate districts and Dhubri is one of those. Covering an area of 2,838 km2. including forests, riverines, hills etc. the district has become the most densely populated district in India with a density of 584 persons per km2.(As per 2001 census).

Dhubri District has been visited by many historical personalities like Guru Nanaka, [[Srimanta Sankardeva]], Guru Teg Bahadur, [[Swami Vivekananda]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Gopinath Bordoloi and others.

Dhubri town also was very famous for the Match Factory (WIMCO), though it has shut down due to circumstances but still people who had witnessed the same still remembering the beauty of the factory its staff quarters and their modern art of living.

Dhubri is also famous for its [[Durga Puja]] and [[Dashera]].

The Dhubri city was first constituted as a Municipality in 1883. The Dhubri city is 290 km far from the State Capital at [[Dispur]].

== Demographics ==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Dhubri Town (2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Islam]]
|value1 = 77.00
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 21.00
|color2 = DarkOrange
|label3 = [[Christianity]]
|value3 = 1.50
|color3 = Blue
|label4 = others
|value4 = 0.5
|color4 = yellow}}

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=2004-06-16 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=2008-11-01 |publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dhubri had a population 63,388 and Dhubri - Gauripur Metropolitan area had a Population 122400. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhubri has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 68%. In Dhubri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. With close to 75% of its population Muslims, it is one of the minority concentrated districts of India.

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Dhubri town (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Dhubri |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 = 59.00
|color1 = Yellow
|label2 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value2 = 19.00
|color2 = red
|label3 = [[Rabha]]
|value3 = 11.00
|color3 = purple
|label4 = [[Bodo language|Bodo]]
|value4 = 7.00
|color4 = orange
|label5 = [[Garo language|Garo]]
|value5 = 2.00
|color5 = maroon
|label6 = others
|value6 = 2.00
|color6 = pink
}}
Most of these people are [[Bengali Hindus]] and [[Muslims]], Koch-Rajbongshi and ([[Goalpariya people]]) people. [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Goalpariya dialects|Goalpariya]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] are the major languages spoken in the town.

== Geography and climate ==
Dhubri lies at 89.5 degree east longitude and 26.1 degree north latitude, and about {{convert|34|m|ft|-1|disp=or}} above sea level. Dhubri is covered by rivers on three sides, predominated by the mighty Brahmaputra River, which is a sorrow as well as joy for the dwellers.

As is typical for [[Assam]] and Tripura, Dhubri has a monsoon-influenced [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa''), being a little too cool to qualify as a [[tropical monsoon climate]]. The "cool" or winter season from November to February is warm to very warm during the afternoon, and pleasantly cool in the morning. The "hot" season of March and April is indeed hot and sees increasing humidity and rain, leading into the oppressively humid and extremely wet [[Monsoon of South Asia|monsoon]] season from May to the middle of October.

{{Weather box
| location = Dhubri ([[Rupsi Airport]]) 1981–2000, extremes 1957–2000
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 29.0
| Feb record high C = 34.0
| Mar record high C = 39.1
| Apr record high C = 41.0
| May record high C = 41.3
| Jun record high C = 39.4
| Jul record high C = 37.9
| Aug record high C = 36.4
| Sep record high C = 35.9
| Oct record high C = 35.2
| Nov record high C = 32.5
| Dec record high C = 29.4
| year record high C = 41.3
| Jan high C = 23.6
| Feb high C = 26.0
| Mar high C = 30.1
| Apr high C = 31.2
| May high C = 30.7
| Jun high C = 31.6
| Jul high C = 31.1
| Aug high C = 31.9
| Sep high C = 30.6
| Oct high C = 30.2
| Nov high C = 27.7
| Dec high C = 24.4
| year high C = 29.1
| Jan low C = 9.3
| Feb low C = 10.9
| Mar low C = 15.7
| Apr low C = 19.9
| May low C = 22.3
| Jun low C = 24.5
| Jul low C = 25.2
| Aug low C = 25.4
| Sep low C = 24.3
| Oct low C = 21.1
| Nov low C = 15.3
| Dec low C = 11.1
| year low C = 18.7
| Jan record low C = 2.4
| Feb record low C = 3.2
| Mar record low C = 7.3
| Apr record low C = 10.9
| May record low C = 15.5
| Jun record low C = 17.6
| Jul record low C = 18.5
| Aug record low C = 15.1
| Sep record low C = 19.7
| Oct record low C = 14.5
| Nov record low C = 8.2
| Dec record low C = 3.3
| year record low C = 2.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 6.8
| Feb rain mm = 24.8
| Mar rain mm = 42.3
| Apr rain mm = 179.4
| May rain mm = 437.3
| Jun rain mm = 577.2
| Jul rain mm = 662.5
| Aug rain mm = 436.1
| Sep rain mm = 426.8
| Oct rain mm = 131.5
| Nov rain mm = 7.1
| Dec rain mm = 7.3
|year rain mm = 2939.1
| Jan rain days = 0.7
| Feb rain days = 2.0
| Mar rain days = 2.8
| Apr rain days = 9.4
| May rain days = 16.0
| Jun rain days = 15.9
| Jul rain days = 18.3
| Aug rain days = 12.8
| Sep rain days = 12.4
| Oct rain days = 5.0
| Nov rain days = 0.6
| Dec rain days = 0.6
|year rain days = 96.5
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 75
| Feb humidity = 61
| Mar humidity = 48
| Apr humidity = 58
| May humidity = 73
| Jun humidity = 78
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 81
| Sep humidity = 83
| Oct humidity = 80
| Nov humidity = 78
| Dec humidity = 79
|year humidity = 73
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Dhubri (Rupsi)(A) Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 247–248
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M24
| access-date = 6 February 2020}}</ref>
| date=November 2010
}}

== Educational institutes ==

=== College ===
[[File:BNCollege1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Bhola Nath College at Dhubri]]
[[File:CATS Lab.jpg|thumbnail|CATS Dhubri (Lab)]]
* [[Bholanath College]] or '''B. N. College''' (Established in 1946) is the oldest college in western Assam.
* [[Dhubri Law College]]
* [[Dhubri Girls' College]]
* Dhubri B. Ed College
* [[Dhubri Medical College And Hospital]]
* [[Pramathesh Barua]] College, Gauripur
* [[Chilarai College]]
* Ajmal College of Arts & Science
* Greenfield Degree College
* Dhubri College of Arts & Science
* ITI Gauripur
* [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] University Open & Distance Learning Centre
* Greenfield Junior College Dhubri
* Royal Public Junior College
* Moriom Girls Junior College
* Birat Nagar Junior college
* Vidhya Sagar Academy
* Heritage Science & Arts Academy
* Pratima Barua Science Academy
* Hamidabad College
* Dharmasala College

=== School ===
* NORTH EAST GLOBAL SCHOOL, SCIENCE,ARTS, COMMERCE
* [[Bidyapara Boys Higher Secondary School]]
* Government Boys Higher Secondary School
* Sishu Pathsala Higher Secondary School
* Government Girls Higher Secondary School
* P.C. Institution, Gauripur
* Hadurhat Dharmashala Higher Secondary School
* H.N Senimari H.S School
* Vivekananda Vidyapith
* Dhubri Municipal High School
* Jawahar Hindi High School
* Sankardev Shishu Bidya Niketan, Dhubri
* Bidyapara Girls High School
* S.P. English Medium High School
* [[Happy Convent School]]
* St. Agastya School
* Bethel Baptist Mission School
* Paradise Convent School
* 128 no. Bidyapara LP School
* Jamadarhat Janata Higher Secondary Schoolí

* Sankar-Azan Adarsha Bidyalaya, Dhubri
* Rasaraj Jatiya Vidlaya
* Dhubri Jatiya Vidlaya
* Brahmaputra Jatiya Vidyalaya
* Dhep Dhepi Higher Secondary School
* Kismat Hasdaha High School
* Jagomahan Vidyapith
* M.U. High Madrassa, Gauripur
*Gayan Peeth Jatiya Vidhyalaya
*

== Culture & festivals ==

More than 50,000 Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims assemble in this historic shrine every year in the month of December to mark the martyrdom of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], which starts on 3 December with great solemnity and ceremony. Sikhs call the week long reverence of Sahidee-Guru-Parav which is marked with a massive procession. Guru Tegh Bahadur thus earned the affectionate title of "Hind-di-Chadar" or the Shield of Hind dates back to [[Hindustan]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== Transportation ==

=== Airport ===
[[Rupsi Airport]] at Kokrajhar district is the nearest airport which is about 15 km from the main city and 5 km away from Gauripur. It was constructed during [[World War II]] by the British mainly for military purpose to accommodate 52 jet airplanes. Until 1983, the [[Indian Airlines]] and some private commercial flights operated regularly between Calcutta, [[Guwahati]] and Dhubri. The airport started its commercial service after 38 years in 2021, and the airport is operational with connectivity to [[Kolkata]] and state capital Guwahati. [[FlyBig|Flybig]] operates flights by ATR aircraft under RCS [[UDAN]].

===Railway===
[[Dhubri railway station]] serves the town of Dhubri. The station lies on New Cooch Behar-Golokganj branch line and [[Fakiragram–Dhubri branch line]] of [[Northeast Frontier Railway]], [[Alipurduar railway division]].

== {{anchor |Sengajan multimodal waterways terminal}} Sengajan multimodal waterways terminal ==
'''Dhubri multimodal waterways terminal''' on [[Brahmaputra]] in Dhubri is being developed as part of [[Bharatmala]] and [[Sagarmala]] projects.<ref name=mala1>[http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102503.pdf Bharatmala presentation]</ref> The city had a very busy river port on the bank of the Brahmaputra which was used as an international trade centre with the neighbouring countries, specially during the [[British Raj]].

=== Railway ===
The importance of the railway station and the MG line was also decreased since 1947, when the direct line to Calcutta was snapped as it ran through erstwhile East Pakistan (now [[Bangladesh]]). The train service has newly started on 2010 again, and it is functioning smoothly. However the train services running from the [[Dhubri railway station]] are taking a new route from Dhubri to [[Kamakhya Junction|Kamakhya]] and [[Guwahati Junction]]. Trains originating from Dhubri station are, Dhubri – [[Silghat]] ([[Rajya Rani Express]]), Dhubri – [[Siliguri]] (Inter City Express) Dhubri Fakiragram passenger and New Bongaigaon Siliguri Jn Demu Special Via Dhubri

== Tourism ==
Dhubri District is bestowed with attractive scenic beauties. Both the banks of river Brahmaputra with its lush green fields, blue hills and hillock is a feast to the eyes of the onlookers. The Gurdwara Tegh Bahadur Shaibji, the Rangamati Mosque, [[Mahamaya Dham]], [[Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary|Chakrasila wildlife sanctuary]], Matiabagh Hawa Mahal, Satrashal Dham, Panch Peer Dargaha, and other royal palaces attract the people for their unique structures, religious sanctity and mythological importance.

=== Places of interest ===
* '''[[Mahamaya Dham]] and shakti pith Snan Ghat:-''' of Bogribari, about 30–35 km east from Dhubri town is next to Kamakhya (Guwahati) and Madan-Mohan (Cooch Behar) in its attraction to the pilgrims and tourists. Originally the famous mother Goddess Mahamaya of Parvatjowar was worshipped by the local people like Kacharies, Koches and Naths. It was the presiding deity of the Jaminder of Parvatjowar. Nowadays the mother Mahamaya is worshipped by all Hindus.
* '''Gurdwara Sri [[Guru Tegh Bahadur|Guru Tegbahadur]] Sahibji''': In the heart of the Dhubri Town and on the bank of the river mighty Brahmaputra, this famous Gurdwara is situated. Sikh [[Guru Nanak]] visited this place in 1505 AD and met [[Sankardev|Sri Sankardeva]] during [[Guru Nanak]] Devji's way from [[Dhaka]] to [[Assam]]. Thereafter the Ninth Sikh [[Guru Teg Bahadur]] came to this place in the year 1666 and established the [[Gurdwara]] during 17th century accompany of Raja Ram Singh. [[Sikh]] devotees from all over [[India]] and abroad assembled in this Gurdwara every year in the month of December to mark the Martydom of [[Guru Teg Bahadur|Sri Guru Teg Bahadur]] with due solemnity and ceremony. Sikh devotees called reverence of Sahidee-Guru-Parav.
* '''Panchpeer Dargaha''': It is a [[dargah|Mazar]] Sharif of five [[Sufi]] Saints who accompanied [[Raja Ram Singh]] during his time of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] conflict with the Ahom [[Regime]] of Assam. [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] had also accompanied the [[Sufi]] Saints.
* '''Rangamati Mosque''': Rangamati Mosque or [[Panbari Mosque]] was built during [[17th century]] by '''Hussain Shah''', the Governor of [[Bengal]] (belonging to the pre-[[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period which can be recognised from its typical architectural design). It is located in Panbari vicinity which is around 25km from township of Dhubri. Rangamati area was once very prosperous during the reign of the [[Koch dynasty|Koch]] rulers as a frontier post. During the [[Mughal Era|Mughal era]] Rangamati was a great [[Fortification|fort]] of the Mughal Army. This unique Mosque was used as a prayer place by the [[Muslims|Muslim]] Soldiers. There is also an [[Eidgah|Idgah]] and a deep [[well]] which were also constructed during the same period. Believers from all religious background visit this mosque and often throw coins in the well.
* '''Other significant features''': Two world-famous wetlands – Dheer Beel and Diplai Beel adjoin [[Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary|Chakrasila wildlife Sanctuary]]. These two Beels are home to a large number of fishes, turtles, prawn and birds both indigenous and migratory.
* '''[[Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary|Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary]]''': In 1994 Chakrasila Hill Reserve Forest was declared as Chakrasila Hill Wildlife Sanctuary by the government of India covering 4558.7 hectares of land. The distribution of varieties of plant species in Chakrasila provides diverse niches for many species of wildlife. The significant golden langur exists in Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary in addition to other mammals like leopard, leopard cat, porcupine, pangolin, flying squirrel and civet cat. adjutant stork, Indian owl, myna, parakeet, dove, hornbill, jungle fowl, kingfisher, heron, darter, snipe and teal are the birds commonly found. Python, monitor, crait, cobra, turtle, tead and frog are some reptiles and amphibia that are also found. It is in the Kokrajhar district and about 5 km from Kokrajhar town and 70;km from Dhubri Town. This sanctuary provides facilities / activities such as bird watching, forest trekking, wildlife and [[nature photography]]. Local guides are available on payment. There is a site for erecting tents and free accommodation for a group of 15 individuals with hygienic drinking water in the camp Tapoban provided by the local NGOs.
* '''Florican Garden''': A newly setup garden-cum-natural park located at Bilasipara about 50 km from Dhubri Town.
* '''Pagalathan Temple''': A Shiva temple along with some others temples and Chandardinga Hill, the hill said to have originated on the sank Ship of Chand Saudagar (Chand Trader from Behula-Lakhindar) in Salkocha near the Brahmaputra River located about 60 kms from Dhubri. This place is best to spent some moment in peace which enjoying the view of Brahmaputra on one side and Chandardinga hill on other at Mahadevs foot.
* '''Others''': Other tourist places include [[Matiabag Palace]] at Gauripur, Netai Dhubuni Ghat at Dhubri Town, Chandardinga Hillock, Dudhnath Mondir at Salkocha, Ramraikuti at Satrasal, Airport of IInd World War and Soreswar beel at Rupshi ok Kokrajhar district, Dhubri matches factory.

==Malls==
* Reliance Digital
* Vishal Mega Mart
* Metro Bazaar
* V-Mart
* Bazaar Kolkata
* Cosmo Bazaar
* Bazar India
* Mihir Shopping Mart
* K Lounge

==Cinemas==
* Bishnu Takies
* Basanta Cinema (Now Closed)
* Rupali Takies (Permanently Closed)

==Parks==
* Netai Dhubuni Park
* Rajiv Gandhi Children Park
* Victoria Memorial Park

==Hotels==
* Swagat Hotel
* Hotel Vijaya Residency
* Hotel Bramaputra
* Samrat Hotel
* The Town Hotel
* Hotel Rainbow
* Tripti Hotel
* Hotel Mount View
* Bramaputra Guest House
* Prasanti Tourist Lodge
* Hotel Galaxy
* Jamuna Hotel
* Mahamaya Hotel
* Happy Lodge
* Nehar Lodge
* Rose Lodge
* Abha Lodge

==Industry==
* Assam Match Company Limited
* Kissan Oil Company
* Mangaldeep Agarbatti
* Royal Tea Company

== Flora and fauna ==
On 14 July 1994, a virgin little forest patch of Dhubri District but mostly that is 95% in Kokrajhar district of Assam was declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the gazette notification of the Assam Government. This sanctuary has been named as "[[Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary]]". This is the youngest sanctuary of the North East India having an area of {{convert|11260.00|acre|km2}}. Chakrasila is unique because of the presence of [[golden langur]] (''Presbytis geei'') which is found nowhere else except along the Assam and Bhutan border. Besides, the virgin forest of Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary is endowed with rare specimens of trees, shrubs, medicinal plants, mammals, reptiles and exquisite birds and insects.

Geographical location of the Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary is in the latitude 26° 15' to 26° 26' N and longitude 90° 15' to 90 ° 20' E. It is in the District of Dhubri that is only 5% but mostly that is 95% in Kokrajhar district, the westernmost region of Assam. It is 68 km from the District headquarters Dhubri and 219 km from the Borjhar Airport of Guwahati City.

There are several small springs for quenching the thirst of the wild animals of this hilly forest. But the two major perennial springs in the sanctuary are howhowi Jhora and Bamuni Jhora, which flow over the rocks, sparkling and spattering throughout the year, adding to the scenic beauty of the sanctuary.

Climatic conditions of Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary is like that of temperate zone with dry winter and hot summer followed by heavy rains. Annual rainfall is between 200 and 400 cm. Soil is azonal, forestlike and hilly. temperature throughout the year generally varies between 8 °C to 30 °C.

The diverse ecosystems of Chakrasila present a model habitat diversity and support various mammalian species like tiger, leopard, golden langur, leopard cat, gaur, mongoose, porcupine, pangolin, flying squirrel, civet cat, etc. Along with all these prolific gifts of the nature Chakrasila has a wide variety of avifauna.

The two internationally recognized wetlands namely Dhir and Deeplai has not been yet taken inside the declared boundary of the sanctuary. But they are very a part of the Chakrasila eco-system. It is expected that in due course they will be included within the sanctuary.
Courtesy : [[Nature's Beckon]] ( An Environmental Activist of North-East )

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== Politics ==
Dhubri is part of [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies |access-date=2008-10-05 |work=Assam |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-04 }}</ref>

== Media ==
Dhubri has an [[All India Radio]] Relay station known as Akashvani Dhubri. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

== Notable people ==
* [[Pramathesh Barua]], Bollywood filmmaker
* [[Jamuna Barua]], Bollywood actress
* [[Padma Shri]] [[Pratima Barua Pandey]], singer
* [[Vijay Saxena]], Bollywood actor
* [[Priyadarshini Chatterjee]], [[Femina Miss India]] World in 2016
* [[B. C. Sanyal]], painter, sculptor, Art teacher
* [[Sarat Chandra Sinha]], fifth Chief Minister of Assam, social activist.
* [[Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury]], noted Bengali, Assamese litterateur.
* [[Tapas Sen]], Theatre Artist
* [[Saifuddin Ahmed]], Winner Of Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
* [[Javed Zaman]], Indian first-class cricketer

== See also ==
* [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Dhubri railway station]]
* [[Rupsi Airport]], Dhubri

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://dhubri.nic.in/ Dhubri District Official Website]
* [http://gloriousindia.com/places/as/dhubri.html/ Glorious India Website]

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