Pengeri also named as Pengeeree is a region in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.[1][2] Pengeri covers approximately 30 square kilometers[3][4] and carries a vast history of militancy.[5][6]
Pengeri | |
|---|---|
Region | |
  Pengeri Map of Assam  Pengeri Pengeri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°26′22″N 95°45′51″E / 27.4394°N 95.7642°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| Region | Pengeri |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,000 ha (7,000 acres) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 786174 |
Till 1992, Pengeri was the India's largest producer of citronella.[7]
References
edit- ^ India; Director of Census Operations, Assam (1981). Census of India, 1981. Series 3, Assam. Shimla: Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press for the Controller of Publications, Delhi. p. 101.
- ^ Assam (India); Directorate of Information and Public Relations (1949). "Assam information". Assam Information. 41–44: 33. ISSN 0004-4989 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Bordoloi, B. N, ed. (1988). Application of science and technology for tribal development. Guwahati: Tribal Research Institute, Assam. p. 2.
- ^ Scientific & Industrial Research (India), Council of (1988). In Service of the Nation. New Delhi: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. p. 86.
- ^ Prakash, Ved (2008). Terrorism in India's North-east : A Gathering Storm. Vol. 2. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. p. 423. ISBN 978-81-7835-660-0.
- ^ Ahmar, Moonis; University of Karachi; Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution; Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (Colombo, Sri Lanka) (2005). Violence and terrorism in South Asia: chronology and profiles, 1971-2004. Karachi: Bureau of Composition, Compilation & Translation Press, University of Karachi. p. 279.
- ^ Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (16 December 1992). "Magic grass replaces paddy". The Indian Express. p. 11.