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History

− − The earliest settlers were the various troops of the many kings of medieval Assam, mostly of Koch kingdom. After the British annexed Assam to the British Raj, the settlement came to the fore as a suitable place for administrating the nearby areas.

− The oldest government offices are the Police Station (established in 1882) at same place where it exists now, and the Post Office (established in 1886). Earlier the police station was responsible for a much larger area, from Mazbat in the east to Barnoi in the west. The police station limit is still vast with 120 villages.

− − Till the 1960s Kalaigaon was well occupied by human settlements along with large number of wild animals roaming in the open. In 1961, when Acharya Vinoba Bhabe visited Assam, Kalaigaon was also a prominent place in his tour, among others.He stayed for a few days in Kalaigaon Sevashram along with other national leaders like late Bimala Prasad Chaliha (former CM, Assam), late Mahendra Mohan Choudhury (former governor of Punjab and CM of Assam).

− − Veteran Assamese freedom fighter Late Pani Ram Das is a prominent personality & social worker from this town. He has also been recognised as the first journalist from the erstwhile undivided Darrang. He had been the correspondent of The Assam Tribune since 1938, reporting from Mangaldai.

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Governance

− − The current Member of Legislative Assembly from Kalaigaon LAC is Mukunda Rai Choudhury from the Asom Gana Parishad party. Kalaigaon revenue circle is under a Sub-District Collector (SDC) who is responsible for collection of revenue from 103 villages within the circle. Out of the 103 villages, 51 fall under Silpota Mouza and 52 under Kalaigaon Mouza.

− − An army camp is also present in the town near the police station to help law and order under AFSPA(Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958).

Transportation

− − The town is well connected to the rest of Assam by the Mangaldai-Bhutiachang (MB Road/State Highway 4) which allows people to access the National Highway 52 at Mangaldai. Although this road was lying in various states of ruins during the better half of the last decade, it was repaired in 2010.

− Bus services are provide good connectivity to nearby towns and cities. Average time taken to travel to the town from nearest airport and capital city of Guwahati take about 2.5 to 3 hours. Shared taxi services, locally known as trekkers are also available.

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Education and Health

− − Kalaigaon is an education destination for the youth in the nearby villages. There are many primary and secondary education institutes, as well as a college. Some of them are:

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Kalaigaon Higher Secondary School (Established in 1952)

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Kalaigaon Girls High School

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Lokapriya Bordoloi Public School

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Bright Life English High School

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Kalaigaon Town Lower Primary School

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Kalaigaon Hindi Primary school

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Kalaigaon College

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV), Udmari, Kalaigaon

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Vocational Training Centre(VTC), Kalaigaon Sevashram

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Pride Academy, Kalaigaon

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Parikshit Narayan High School, Durgagaon

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Kalaigaon ME Madrassa, Singrimari, Kalaigaon

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Vivid academy,KLG

− − There is a State Dispensary in the town along with a number of pharmacies and private practitioners. A government run veterinary hospital also located nearby.

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People and Culture

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− The population of this town is a mixture of various ethnic communities like the Bengali, Bamun, Bodo, Ganak, Kalita, Koch, Muslim, Rabha etc. A few Marowari and Christian families can also be found. In the recent years this town has seen a rapid increase in the population of illegal Bangladeshi and East Pakistani refugees. Although this place is generally peaceful, few cases of ethnic clashes are not unheard of.

− The population of this place is very culture and tradition sensitive. The population of the town organizes cultural rallies, meetings, exhibitions and other extravaganzas quite frequently. The yearly Raax festival of Western Assam, Bihu, Eid, Durga Puja etc. are held with gaiety.

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Nearby Towns and Important Villages

− − East

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Kharupatia - 18.1 km

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Dalgaon - 23.33 km

− − West

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Khoirabari - 14.5 km

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Rangiya - 16.1 km

− − North

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Paneri - 17.4 km

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Kobirali - 8.8 km

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Udalguri - 26.2 km

− − South

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Patharughat - 16.2 km

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Mangaldai - 17.9 km