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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Farampasha
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_level_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24|45|0|N|92|21|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Karimganj District|Karimganj]]
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_as_of =
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total = 4412
| population_demonym = Farampashi
| population_note =
| area_total_km2 = 5.013
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]])
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/ASSAM/KARIMGANJ/Nilambazar_PINCODE 788722]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimganj]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Karimganj South Assembly constituency|Karimganj South]]
| footnotes =
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'''Farampasha''' ({{langx|bn|Farômpasha}}), also spelt '''Farampassa''', is a village and [[gram panchayat]] located in Nilambazar block, [[Karimganj district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite book|page=754|title=The Assam Gazette Part 1|volume=2|year=1963}}</ref> It is 18 kilometres south of the district headquarters [[Karimganj]]. Farampasha is composed of three parts, collectively with a population of 4412, 1617 households and total area of 5.013 square kilometres.<ref>{{cite web|website=Village Info|location=[[India]]|title=Farampasha Pt I}}</ref>

[[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]) are the official languages of this place.<ref name="BnOff">{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html |title=Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley |agency=Press Trust of India |date=9 September 2014 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195116/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Meitei">{{Cite news |last=Purkayastha |first=Biswa Kalyan |date=24 February 2024 |title=Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-recognises-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-four-districts-101708770769105.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Farampasha was formerly a part of the Dewadi [[pargana]] of [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet district]]. Following the [[conquest of Sylhet]] in 1303, Muslims started to settle in Dewadi and nearby areas. A traveller named Muluk Suwai cleared the jungles of Dewadi, and established his home there. During a visit to the [[Shah Jalal Dargah]] in [[Sylhet]], Suwai was asked where his residence was. His reply is preserved in a proverb recorded by the historian [[Achyut Charan Choudhury]]:<ref name=achyut/>

{{quote|গাছে পিঠা গোবাটে দই<br>
মোর সঙ্গে নি যাইবায় কই?<br /><br />''Gachhe Piṭha, Gobaṭe Dôi<br />Mor Shônge Ni Jaibay Kôi?''}}
Though the apparent translation would be "Such a place where ''[[pitha]]''s grow from trees and [[Curd (India)|curd]] is found at the cowshed, would anyone intend to go with me?." In reality, Suwai was figuratively referring to the [[Parkia speciosa|pithakara]] fruit, clay (not curd) and uncivilised paths used by cows, which determines the state of Dewadi prior to its development. Samiruddin, one of the dargah's ''[[Sufi pir|pir]]''s, was amazed at the ''pitha''s growing on trees and decided to join Suwai on his journey home. Samiruddin died during his visit to Dewadi, and was the [[mazar (mausoleum)]] containing his tomb is still preserved there.<ref>{{cite book|title=Islam in the Environment of Medieval Bengal|year=1970|author=Roy, Asim|page=340|publisher=[[Australian National University]]}}</ref> Muluk Suwai was buried next to him after his death.<ref name=achyut/>

Farampasha later became the seat of a [[Bengali Muslim]] [[Zamindar]] clan known as the '[[Chowdhury|Chowdhuries]] of Dewadi [[pargana]]'. They rose to prominence under Majlis Alam, who permitted the Nawab of Sylhet to send his sister Rupavati off to the [[harem|andar mahal]] of the emperor in [[Delhi]]. The Nawab rewarded him for his offering by awarding him the [[jagir]] of Dewadi. Several royal masons and artisans were dispatched from Delhi to partake in a mosque construction project in Majlis Alam's territory. However, the artisans mocked Majlis Alam for his 'little wealth' and as a result, were executed. When news of this incident reached the courts of Delhi, a contingent of armed horsemen were sent to punish those responsible. As a result, Majlis Alam was said to have committed suicide and was succeeded by his son, and then his daughter's son Shah Masud. The large ''dighi''s (ponds) of Farampasha echo the former glory of Zamindar Majlis Alam and that area is known as ''Dighirpar''. The largest of the ponds is ''Dhalidighi'' and Majlis Alam's house was situated on its western banks. The ruins of the large [[ghat]] of this pond can still be seen. Another large pond of Dighirpar is the ''Balidighi'', north of which was a Hindu hamlet which ceased to exist in the late nineteenth century. Shah Masud was succeeded by Muzafal Khan, who was granted the title of [[Chowdhury]]. His son and successor was Mahabbat Khan. In the middle of the eighteenth century, the property was split between Khan's two sons; Kar Muhammad and Deen Muhammad. Kar Muhammad was succeeded by Muhammad Faiz, whose successor was Muhammad Hadi. Hadi's son Ghulam Najab relocated with his family to the neighbouring village of Bhagirkhola, just north of Farampasha.<ref name=achyut>{{cite book |author=[[Achyut Charan Choudhury|Choudhury, Achyut Charan]] |title=Srihatter Itibritta: Uttorangsho |year=2000 |orig-year=1916 |publisher=Kotha |location=Kolkata |language=Bangla |url=https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4_(%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6)_-_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF.pdf/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%AB|pages=186–187|chapter=ডেওয়াদির চৌধুরী বংশ}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nilambazar is located at {{Coord|24|N|92|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/03/Badarpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Badarpur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 14 metres (46 feet).

===Roadways===
Regular bus services connect Farampasha with [[Guwahati]], [[Shillong]] and [[Agartala]] via NH 8 (previously NH 44).

==Notable people==
*[[Aziz Ahmed Khan (politician)|Aziz Ahmed Khan]], politician

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Karimganj district]]

Farampasha - Revision history

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