Bormarjong[1][2] is a village in the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam State in North East India. It falls under the Amri Development Block and Vidhan Sabha No. 20 Baithalangso ST LAC.[3]

Bormarjong
Marjong
Village
Bormarjong is located in Assam
Bormarjong
Bormarjong
Location in Assam, India
Bormarjong is located in India
Bormarjong
Bormarjong
Bormarjong (India)
Coordinates: 25°34′23″N 92°06′57″E / 25.5730°N 92.1158°E / 25.5730; 92.1158
CountryIndia
StateAssam
RegionHamren
DistrictWest Karbi Anglong district
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
782413

Geography

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Bormarjong village extends from 25.56'37" North to 25.57'30.8" North latitude and 92.11'58.3" East to 92.12'49.7" East longitude with the average elevation of 645.5 m. The highest point of the village is about 820 m. The village is located on the western part of West Karbi Anglong district near the border between the states of Assam and Meghalaya. The village is situated at 37.7 km away from the NH 27, passing through Nellie of Morigaon district.[4]

Demographics

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The total population of the village is about 1075 of which the male population is about 510 and the female population is 565.[5] The village is dominated by the Hindu religion[6] and 100% of the total population belong to Tiwa tribe. These people have their own language, tradition, rituals, social system etc.

References

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  1. ^ "People Of The Margins. Across Ethnic Boundaries In North-east India [PDF] [7o4kna90mkh0]". vdoc.pub. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ Tribune, The Assam (14 February 2021). "Of bamboo groves and monoliths". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Bormarjong Pincode". pincodeaddress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ Pator, Sidhartha (2022). Bormarjong. Assam: Tiwa Mathonlai Tokhra. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-81-955741-0-0.
  5. ^ According to the information gathered from Bormarjong Village Council by Sidhartha Pator for his research based book called 'Bormarjong'.
  6. ^ Ramirez, Philippe (2 July 2016). "Conversions, population movements and ethno-cultural landscape in the Assam–Meghalaya borderlands". Asian Ethnicity. 17 (3): 340–352. doi:10.1080/14631369.2015.1091650. ISSN 1463-1369. S2CID 148081765.
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