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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mariani
| native_name = Mariyani
| native_name_lang = as
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.67|N|94.33|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 = [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
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| governing_body = Mariani Town Committee
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_m = 155
| population_total =20,801
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/ASSAM/JORHAT/MARIANI_PINCODE 785634]
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03771
| registration_plate =AS 03
| website =
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'''Mariani''' (IPA: ˌmɑːrɪˈænɪ) is a neighbourhood town of [[Jorhat]]. It is about 17.5 km from [[Jorhat Town railway station]]. Mariani is in the border of [[Nagaland]]. Mariani is famous for the [[Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary]] which is located on the roadside on the way to Nakachari from Mariani at a distance of 5 km. Pincode of Mariani is 785634.<ref>http://www.citypincode.in/ASSAM/JORHAT/MARIANI_PINCODE</ref>

This small town is surrounded by some of the largest tea gardens in India. Mariani has a cosmopolitan culture with many communities speaking different languages and living in harmony for decades. The town was once well known for having one of the largest plywood factories in India which was later closed down as felling trees was banned by law.
In [[Assamese language|Assamese]], {{lang|as-Latn|moriya}} is a fisherman and his wife is called {{lang|as-Latn|moriyani}}. The name {{lang|as-Latn|mariani}} was derived from {{lang|as-Latn|moriyani}}.

==Geography==
Mariani is located at {{Coord|26.67|N|94.33|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Mariani.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mariani]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|155|m|ft}}.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} 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> Mariani had a population of 23,065. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Mariani, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

===Language===
{{Pie chart
|Thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Mariani (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX|title=2011 Census}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 = 59.62
|color1 = Red
|label2 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value2 = 20.88
|color2 = Yellow
|label3 = [[Hindi]]
|value3 = 15.57
|color3 = orange
|label4 = others
|value4 = 3.93
|color4 = purple}}

Bengali is the most spoken language at 12,401 speakers, followed by Assamese at 4,344 and Hindi at 3,238.

==Transport==
[[Dhodar Ali]] connects Mariani by road. Mariani is well connected with Jorhat by road. Buses and mini vans (Tata Magic) are available frequently. The nearest airport of Mariani is [[Jorhat Airport]]. The town has very good railway connectivity with rest of the country. It is served by [[Mariani Junction railway station|Mariani junction]], one of the major railhead of [[Tinsukia railway division]]. It falls in the [[Lumding–Dibrugarh section]].

==Educational institute==

===Colleges===
* [[Mariani College]]

===Schools===
*Adarsh Hindi Vidyalaya
*Bongshi Gopal High School
*Edith Douglas HS School
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130624045059/http://rhsmariani.org/ Railway High School, Mariani]
*Little Star School
*Mahadev Agarwalla Higher Secondary School
*Mariani Girls' School
*Mariani High School
*Mariani Jatiya Vidyapith
*Parijat Jatiya Vidyalaya
*St. Antony's High School
*Asset Academy
*Mann International School
*Bheleuguri Adarsha High School
*Jungle Block High School
*218 No Sonowal LP School

==Politics==
Mariani is part of [[Jorhat (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=2008-10-06
|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>[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s [[Rupjyoti Kurmi]] is the incumbent MLA of [[Mariani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].<br />
In [[2022 Assam municipal elections]], The [[Independent politician|Independent Candidates]] with [[Mariani Unnayan Mancha]] won seven wards out of ten wards, reducing [[BJP]] to two in Mariani Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/assam-municipal-elections-bjp-wins-73-of-80-civic-bodies-congress-faces-rout-3381040.html|title=Assam municipal elections: BJP wins 73 of 80 civic bodies; Congress faces rout|date=9 March 2022}}</ref>

==Notable personalities==
*[[Anamika Choudhari]], winner of [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International]]
* [[Rupjyoti Kurmi]], Indian politician

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jorhat district]]
[[Category:Jorhat]]

{{Assam-geo-stub}}

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