Raha, Assam

Raha is a small town in Nagaon district of Assam, India,[1] situated near the National Highway 37. The river Kolong and Kopili flows near Raha. Raha is also situated near to Chaparmukh, a small town popularly known for Chaparmukh junction, one of the prominent railway stations in Nagaon district.

Education

School

  • Raha Higher Secondary School
  • Raha Girls High School
  • Raha Adarsha Sarkari Nimna Buniyadi Abhyaxon Vidyalaya
  • Pranjal Memorial Academy
  • Raha Adarsha Shishu Bikash Kendra
  • Pandit Gopinath Bordoloi High School
  • Sankardev Sishu Vidya Niketan Raha.
  • St. Basil's Academy, Chaparmukh.

Junior College

  • Raha Resonance Junior College

College

  • Raha College
  • College of Fisheries Science, Raha

Politics

Raha is part of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency). Present MLA of Raha Vidhan Sabha constituency is Sashi Kanta Das from Congress.

Notable people

  • Gopinath Bordoloi, first chief minister of Assam. He was born in Raha. His house has been converted to a museum with his personal items, clothes, letters to and from notable politicians of his age, like M K Gandhi. This museum, maintained by the government of Assam, is open to the visitors every day except holidays.
  • Banwari Lal Hansaria, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, hails from Raha.

References

  1. ^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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