https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=RangiyaRangiya - Revision history2026-09-05T17:03:53ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rangiya&diff=255563&oldid=prev->Dhrubachoudhury1: Rangia is not a town, it is a city.2022-01-02T16:26:39Z<p>Rangia is not a town, it is a city.</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Distinguish||Rangia (bivalve)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br />
<!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Rangia<br />
| other_name = Rangia or Rangiya<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Rangia City<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.47|N|91.63|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Western Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts in India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = Rangia Municipality Board<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 39<br />
| population_total = 26389<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Native<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kamrupi language|Kamrupi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 781354<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 03621<br />
| registration_plate = AS 01 & AS 25<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.17:1 (male:female) [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| website = {{URL|kamrup.nic.in}}<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
Rangia<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rangia Municipal Board|url=http://www.rangiamb.org.in/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.rangiamb.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SDJM Rangia|url=http://kamrupjudiciary.gov.in/rangia_causelist.htm|access-date=2020-09-19|website=kamrupjudiciary.gov.in}}</ref> or '''Rangiya (Pron: ˈræŋˌgɪə)''' is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Kamrup rural district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]]. It is the regional divisional headquarters of the [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]. It is situated 52 kilometres away from the state headquarters Dispur [[Guwahati]] and 39 kilometres from Jalukbari.<br />
<br />
==Etymology==<br />
The word Rangia has been derived from "Randiya" ("Ran" means 'war' and "Diya" means 'to give') i.e. a place where war happened between [[Boro people|Boros]] and Bhutanese.<ref>{{harvcol|Siiger|2015|p=183}}As the Bodos could not stand all this, in the long run they made war upon the Bhutanese. They fought in Rangia. Ron means war, and from that the town has got its name. There the Bodos were defeated by the Bhutanese. As they were defeated by the Bhutanese, the Bodos had to pay land revenue to them.</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In Ancient times it was part of [[Ancient Kamrup]], and subsequently included in [[Kamapitha]] division of [[Kamarupa Kingdom]]. In modern times, Rangiya is part of [[Kamrup region|Kamrupi cultural region]].<br />
<br />
==Geography==<br />
Rangiya is located at {{Coord|26.47|N|91.63|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/3/Rangia.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rangia]</ref> It has an average elevation of 39&nbsp;metres (128&nbsp;feet). The river Borolia flows through the heart of the town.<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Rangiya had a population of 26,389. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rangiya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 67%. In Rangiya, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
<br />
==Education==<br />
There are several educational institutes in Rangiya. Some of them are Jawaharlal Nehru Shishu Vidyalaya (Estd. 1964), Modern English School (Estd. 1993), Third Eye Computer Education Centre (Estd. 2008), Sankardev Academy Junior college, Pragmetic Academy Junior College, Euclid Group of institutions, Faculty Academy, Symbiosis Academy, [[Rangia College]] (Estd.1964),<ref>http://www.rangiacollege.org/</ref> Manabendra Sarma Girls College, Rangiya Arabic College, Rangiya Teachers Training College, [[Rangia Higher Secondary School]] (Estd. 1936), Rangiya Girls' H.S. School, Rangiya High Madrasa & H.S. School, Arimatta Vidyapith H.S. School, Rangia Hindi High School, Railway High School (Bengali Medium), (Estd.1950), Shankardev Shishu Niketan (Estd. 1987), Ambedkar Lotus English School (Estd. 1984), Fatima Convent School (Estd. 2007), Kendriya Vidyalaya NFR Rangia, SERS Public School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rangiya Law College and Sankaracharya Vidya Niketan, premada sivanath vidyapith, Red Horns Public School (Estd.1988), Rangia Jatiya Vidyalaya Tiniali (Estd.2010). The level of educational awareness in this area is high.<br />
<br />
==Healthcare system==<br />
There are several private hospitals in Rangiya apart from 2 government hospitals. Some of them are Swasti Hospital (Estd. 2018),<ref>https://www.swastihospital.com/</ref> Rangia Poly Clinic & Nursing Home, Sparsh Hospital (Estd. 2016),.<ref>http://sparshhospitalrangia.com/</ref><br />
<br />
==Transport==<br />
[[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 27]] runs through the heart of the town.<br />
Rangiya is important transit point in the region, nearly all trains halts at [[Rangiya Junction railway station]]. It is a junction of the [[New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section]] of [[Barauni–Guwahati line]]. It is one of the divisional headquarters of [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]. The Rangiya–Murkongselek line connects the state to Arunachal Pradesh.<br />
<br />
==Note==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
*{{Cite book|last=Siiger|first=Halfdan|url=http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:875116/FULLTEXT01.pdf|title=The Bodo of Assam: Revisiting a Classical Study from 1950|date=2015|publisher=NIAS Press|isbn=978-87-7694-160-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811014709/http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:875116/FULLTEXT01.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2020}}<br />
<br />
{{Western Assam}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kamrup district]]</div>->Dhrubachoudhury1