Hojai district
Hojai District is a district in Assam, India. It was formed on 15 August 2015. The headquarters of the district is situated at Sankardev Nagar, which is about 8 km away from Hojai town. Hojai District was formed from three tehsils of Nagaon District, namely Hojai, Doboka and Lanka. Hojai was a part of undivided Nowgong district (now Nagaon) of then Assam Province.
Hojai district | |
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District of Assam | |
Location in Assam | |
| Coordinates (Hojai): 26.0°N 92.87°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Central Assam |
| Headquarters | Sankardev Nagar, Hojai |
| Tehsils | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Nowgong |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Hojai, Jamunamukh, Lumding |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,686 km2 (651 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 931,218 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| District & Sessions Judge | Sri Aditya Hazarika, AJS |
| Official language | Assamese |
| Associate official language | Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Current MLA | Ramkrishna Ghosh Sibu Misra Sirajuddin Ajmal |
| Chief Judicial Magistrate | Sri Shakti Sharma, AJS, M.COM, LLB. |
| Website | hojai |
On 31 December 2022, the district was remerged temporarily into Nagaon district.
Nonetheless, come 25 August 2023, the Assam cabinet unveiled its decision to reinstate Hojai's district status.
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