This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see
Dibrugarh district
.
Town in Assam, India
Dibrugarh
(pron: ?d?bru:?g?:) is a town in
Upper Assam
with sprawling
tea gardens
.
[1]
It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of
Dispur
. It serves as the headquarters of
Dibrugarh district
in the state of
Assam
in India. Dibrugarh serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council, which is the governing council of the Sonowal Kachari tribe (found predominantly in the Dibrugarh district).
Etymology
[
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]
Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-Chutia conflict). Either the name “Dibru” evolved from Dibaru river or from the
Bodo-Kachari
word “Dibru” which means a “blister” and “Garh” meaning "fort". The
Bodo-Kacharis
add the prefix “Di-” (which means “water”) wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city.
[2]
Climate
[
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]
Dibrugarh has a
humid subtropical climate
(
Koppen climate classification
Cwa
) with extremely wet summers and relatively dry winters.
Climate data for
Dibrugarh Airport
(1981?2010, extremes 1952?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
34.5
(94.1)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
38.8
(101.8)
|
38.1
(100.6)
|
37.9
(100.2)
|
37.5
(99.5)
|
37.6
(99.7)
|
36.3
(97.3)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
38.8
(101.8)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
23.1
(73.6)
|
24.2
(75.6)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
29.8
(85.6)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
31.8
(89.2)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
30.1
(86.2)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
21.3
(70.3)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
28.4
(83.1)
|
27.5
(81.5)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
25.2
(77.4)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
8.1
(46.6)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
27.8
(1.09)
|
63.0
(2.48)
|
117.5
(4.63)
|
232.9
(9.17)
|
307.2
(12.09)
|
408.5
(16.08)
|
525.0
(20.67)
|
410.5
(16.16)
|
351.5
(13.84)
|
127.1
(5.00)
|
21.5
(0.85)
|
16.4
(0.65)
|
2,609
(102.72)
|
Average rainy days
|
3.0
|
5.9
|
9.1
|
13.5
|
14.3
|
18.2
|
21.7
|
17.2
|
15.0
|
7.1
|
2.0
|
1.6
|
128.5
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
(at 17:30
IST
)
|
74
|
68
|
66
|
71
|
73
|
78
|
80
|
78
|
82
|
83
|
81
|
78
|
76
|
Source 1:
India Meteorological Department
[3]
[4]
[5]
|
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1981?2010)
[6]
|
Demographics
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]
As of the 2011 India census
[update]
,
[8]
Dibrugarh city had a population of 154,296. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. The sex ratio of Dibrugarh city was 961 per 1000 males.
The average literacy rate of Dibrugarh is 89.5%, which is higher than the national average literacy rate.
In Dibrugarh, 9% of the population is between 0 and 6 years of age, and the child ratio of girls is 940 per 1000 boys. Dibrugarh city area has a population of 154,296 according to a 2011 census. The Dibrugarh metropolitan areas include Barbari (AMC AREA), Dibrugarh, and Mahpowalimara Gohain Gaon.
[9]
Languages spoken in Dibrugarh city (2011)
[10]
Others (12.44%)
Dibrugarh city have a population of 154,296 as per 2011 census.
Assamese
is spoken by 64,223 people,
Bengali
at 36,283,
Hindi
at 33,011,
Bhojpuri
by 5,533 people,
Nepali
at 1,609 and 11,911 people speaks other languages.
[10]
Economy
[
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]
Oil India Ltd.
[
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]
The first oil well dug during the British era was in
Digboi
, 50 miles (80 km) from Dibrugarh. Today,
Duliajan
, Dikom, Tengakhat and
Moran
are the key locations for oil and gas industry in the district.
Oil India Limited
, the second public sector company in India engaged in exploration and transportation of crude oil has its field headquarters in
Duliajan
, 50 km from Dibrugarh city. The company was granted Navratna status by the
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
, in 2010.
[11]
Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL)
[
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]
The Assam Gas Cracker Project, also known as Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, was proposed as a part of implementation of
Assam Accord
signed by Government of India on 15 August 1985.
The Assam Gas Cracker Project was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, in its meeting held on 18 April 2006, under an equity arrangement of GAIL (70%), OIL (10%), NRL (10%) and Govt. of Assam (10%) with a project cost of ? 54.6 billion, in which the capital subsidy is ? 21.4 billion. The project was scheduled for completion in 60 months. However, the commissioning of the project has been pushed to December 2013, and the cost has escalated to ? 92.8 million. The site selected for Assam Gas Cracker Project is at Lepetkata, 15 km from Dibrugarh on
NH-37
. A joint-venture agreement was signed on 18 October 2006, and the company Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited was registered on 8 January 2007. Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India, laid the foundation stone of this project on 9 April 2007.
[12]
[13]
Assam Petro-Chemicals
is a semi-governmental Indian company with major stakes held by
Government of Assam
,
Oil India Limited
and Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC).
[14]
The company was incorporated in 1971 and by 1976 had started production at their small
methanol
plant located at
Namrup
along with
formaldehyde
and a few
urea-formaldehyde
resins like urea-formaldehyde glue and urea-formaldehyde moulding powder. Post expansion in 1989 and 1998, the company expanded the methanol plant to the capacity of 100TPD (tonnes per day) and formaldehyde plant to 100TPD.
[15]
The company announced in September 2017 that it would invest
?
1,337
crore
(US$160 million) and expand to produce 500TPD methanol and 200TPD
formalin
and become the largest producer of methanol in India.
[16]
[17]
[18]
The required feedstock for these plants are
natural gas
,
urea
and
carbon dioxide
. Natural gas, supplied by Oil India Ltd, is used as feedstock for methanol production.
[19]
Urea and carbon dioxide are supplied by Namrup Fertilizer Plant.
[20]
Dibrugarh hosts several tea gardens dating back to the British era. The first garden was at Chabua, a place 20 miles (32 km) away from Dibrugarh, owned by Maniram Devaan.
[21]
Today, the headquarters of the Directorate of Development of Small Tea Growers in India is functioning from Dibrugarh,
[22]
besides a Regional Office of the
Tea Board of India
headed by a deputy director of Tea Development (Plantation) is also located in the city. The Zone I of the
Assam Branch Indian Tea Association (ABITA)
is located at Dibrugarh.
[23]
Tourism
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Rail, road and air connectivity coupled with the presence of large number of tourist spots in and around Dibrugarh city has seen impressive growth of tourism industry in this part of India in recent part. Dibrugarh has also become an important destination as well as a major transit point for tourists from both India and abroad. Such tourist circuits include ? Dibrugarh ? Roing ? Mayudia ? Anini Tourist Circuit,
[24]
Dibrugarh ? Guwahati river cruise
[25]
besides 'Tea Tourism' for tourists who prefer serenity and novelty to the hustle-bustle of established tourist destinations.
[26]
Some important tourist sites of the city are:
Transportation
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]
Airways
[
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]
Dibrugarh Airport
, which is located around 15 km from Dibrugarh town at Mohanbari. Airlines operating from the airport are
Air India
,
IndiGo
,
Vistara
,
SpiceJet
and
Pawan Hans
. IndiGo connects Dibrugarh daily with Delhi via Kolkata and another non-stop to Delhi while in return via Guwahati. SpiceJet connects Dibrugarh daily with Guwahati and Kolkata. In 2013, Dibrugarh airport was provided with night landing facility.
[27]
Commercial operation of aerobridges have also started in this airport.
[28]
Railways
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]
Dibrugarh holds a prominent place in the history of Indian Railways with the first railway services of the entire North-East India starting from here. On 1 May 1882, the first train rolled down the tracks from Streamerghat at Dibrugarh. On 15 May 1882, it was extended up to Dinjan. On 23 December that year goods train up to Chabua was introduced. On 18 February 1884, at 7:20 am, the then Chief Commissioner of Assam Sir Charles Illiot flagged off the first passenger train from Reehabari rail station (now Dibrugarh Town Railway station) to Ledo with 400 European and Indian passengers. As per the Centenary Souvenir of the Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited published in 1991, the said company, being the pioneer in building
Dibru?Sadiya Railway
, described the entire history of railway development from Dibrugarh.
[29]
Dibrugarh Town
and
Dibrugarh
are two railway stations of the city and also two of the important easternmost railway stations on the map of the
Indian Railways
connected to some of the important Indian cities like
Bangalore
,
Chennai
,
Kochi
,
Trivandrum
,
Kolkata
,
Delhi
,
Kanyakumari
etc. through the railways network. The new
Dibrugarh railway station
has been developed on the outskirts of the city at Banipur. It lies on the
Lumding-Dibrugarh section
of
Tinsukia railway division
. It is the biggest railway station in the entire north east spreading over 400 bighas of land and it is 2 km in length. One goods yard is also being developed for loading and unloading of goods along with a truck shed, which can accommodate 25 trucks at a time.
[30]
Waterways
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]
Dibrugarh also possesses a developed waterway transportation system along and across the
Brahmaputra River
, known as the
National Waterway 2
which extends from Bangladesh Border to
Sadiya
. Ferry services link Dibrugarh with Sengajan (Dhemaji District), Panbari (Dhemaji) & Oiram Ghat (near Jonai Dhemaji). From Bogibeel IWT Ghat there are regular ferry Services to Kareng Chapori & Sisi Mukh. Moreover, luxury cruise services are also available from Dibrugarh to
Guwahati
. The cruise to Dibrugarh passes through
Tezpur
and the
Kaziranga National Park
.
[31]
Education and research
[
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]
Schools
[
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]
Colleges
[
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]
University
[
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]
Medical Institutions
[
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]
Technical Institutions
[
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]
Media
[
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]
Electronic media
[
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]
Dibrugarh has a full-fledged
All India Radio
centre,
All India Radio, Dibrugarh
[32]
broadcasting in both AM (567 kHz at 529.1 metres of MW) and FM (101.30 MHz) bands airing three transmissions a day
[33]
along with a 5-minute regional news bulletin at 6:00 pm every day.
[34]
All India Radio, Dibrugarh was commissioned way back on 15 February 1968.
[33]
The station has its studios located at Malakhubosa in Dibrugarh and the high power transmission tower located at Lepetkata near the present Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited site.
As for television viewing, the second
Doordarshan
centre of Assam, telecasting programmes in Assamese language,
Doordarshan Kendra, Dibrugarh
was established in the city in the year 1993. Earlier the Kendra used to telecast Assamese language programmes capsuled in Guwahati beginning 20 December 1991.
[35]
The programmes produced in this Kendra are telecast through a high power transmitter.
[36]
Dibrugarh Doordarshan Kendra is contributing programmes to the 'DD North East' channel.
[37]
Print media
[
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]
Dibrugarh has been a pioneer of newspaper journalism in entire Eastern India with the
Times of Assam
being the first newspaper published from Dibrugarh in the late nineteenth century. After four decades of publication,
Times of Assam
ceased to publish and from 1939
The Assam Tribune
started its journey from Dibrugarh, which after 7 years of publication from Dibrugarh, shifted to Guwahati. However, this premier English daily of the North-East India,
The Assam Tribune
is published from Dibrugarh along with Guwahati and
The Sentinel
is published from Dibrugarh along with four other cities of North-East India. Several vernacular, as well English and Bengali dailies are published from Dibrugarh. Assamese newspapers published from Dibrugarh are
Asomiya Pratidin
,
Janasadharan
,
Niyomiya Barta
,
Dainik Asam
,
Dainik Pratikshan
and
Pratibimba
,
[1]
.
Jugashangkha
is a Bengali daily published from Dibrugarh along with Guwahati and Silchar.
Politics
[
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]
Dibrugarh is part of
Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
.
Rameswar Teli
(BJP) is the current Member of Parliament from Dibrugarh. Former Chief Ministers of Assam,
Sarbananda Sonowal
&
Jogendra Nath Hazarika
hailed from Dibrugarh.
[38]
BJP's
Prasanta Phukan
is the incumbent MLA of
Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
.
Notable people
[
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]
See also
[
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]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Dibrugarh
.
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