Why visit Hojāi
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail in and around town.
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About Hojāi
Hojai is a town and a municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. It is located on the banks of the two tributaries of Brahmaputra, namely Kapili and Jamuna.
From the Wikipedia article Hojai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Healthcare7
Obal Pain & Palliative Clinic and Global Diagnostics
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
History
Hojai was a part of the Dimasa Kachari Kingdom in medieval times. The Dimasa Kacharies living in Hojai is known as "Hojai-Kacharies" to others. "Hojai" is one of the clans (Sengphongs) of the Dimasa tribe, The city "Hojai" got its name from this clan. It was made a sub-division on 15 August 1983 under Nagaon district. On 15 August 2015, it was declared a new district of the state along with 3 other new districts. On 31 December 2022, the district were remerged with their previous district. Nonetheless, on 25 August 2023, the Assam cabinet unveiled its decision to reinstate Hojai's district status.
From the History section of Hojai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Hojāi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tezpur Air Force Station (TEZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 79 km away.
- Golaghatia Basti 1 km southeast, about 1 min by car
- Borpukhuri 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Pub - Dhaniram Pather 2 km northeast, about 2 min by car
- Lanka 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Doboka 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Jamunāmukh 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Donkamokam 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Howraghat 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Tezpur 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dimāpur 87 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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