Dhemaji district

Dhemaji is an administrative in the state of  in. One of the youngest district of Assam, Dhemaji, which came into being on 1st October, 1989 is one of the remotest district of India. The district headquarters are located at. The district occupies an of 3237  and has a  of 569,468 (as of ). Situated in the foothills of the lower Himalyas it is a relatively small town. The town's name "Dhemaji' is believed to be derived from a combination two Assamese words "dhol' meaning flood and "{dhemali' meaning "play". Being in a confluence of rivers with the mighty Brahmaputra river flanking the district and its numerous tributaries running through the district, the region is perennially affected by floods. The earliest capital of the Tai Ahoms was established in, about 32 kilometres from the headquarters. Ruins of the erstwhile capital are still there but not well preserved. A number of monuments Ghuguha Dol, Ma Manipuri Than, Padumani Than built by the kings are worth visiting. The district is inhabited by Assamese speaking , Sonowal Kacharis, Koches, Kalitas, Kaibartas, and other tribes Mishings and Deoris. Also there are the migrant Hindu and Muslim Bengalis. The heart of Dhemaji district is Dhemaji Mouza (an area demarcated by the British regime for the purpose of tax collection, equivalent to a taluk or pargana in the pan-Indian context).