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Sankardev Nagar

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Sankardev Nagar
Town
Nickname: 
Sankar dev
Country India
StateAssam
RegionCentral Assam
DistrictHojai
Government
 • TypeTown
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
782442 [1]
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
ClimateCwa
Official LanguageAssamese and Manipuri

Sankardev Nagar, officially Srimanta Sankardev Nagar is a town and headquarter of newly created Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. It was made headquarter of newly created Hojai district in 2015.[2] Assamese and Manipuri are the official languages of the town.[3][4]

Transport

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Road

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National Highway-27 pass through the town. It is 171 km away from state capital of Assam, Guwahati.

Railway

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Hojai railway station is the nearest railway station. It is 8km away.

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Sankardev Nagar signboard on NH-27

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sankardev Nagar Pin Code | Postal Code (Zip Code) of Sankardev Nagar, Karbi Anglong, Assam, India".
  2. ^ NIC. "HOJAI DISTRICT > Know about the District". NIC.
  3. ^ "Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo". NDTV. PTI. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ Purkayastha, Biswa Kalyan (24 February 2024). "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.