Bormarjong

Bormarjong

Marjong
Bormarjong Marjong
Village
	Bormarjong Location in Assam, India Bormarjong Bormarjong (India)
	Coordinates: 25°34′23″N 92°06′57″E / 25.5730°N 92.1158°E
Country	India
State	Assam
Region	Hamren
District	West Karbi Anglong district
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	782413

Bormarjong^[1]^[2] is a village in the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam State in North East India. It falls under the Amri Development Block and Vidhan Sabha No. 20 Baithalangso ST LAC.^[3]

Geography[edit]

Bormarjong village extends from 25.56'37" North to 25.57'30.8" North latitude and 92.11'58.3" East to 92.12'49.7" East longitude with the average elevation of 645.5 m. The highest point of the village is about 820 m. The village is located on the western part of West Karbi Anglong district near the border between the states of Assam and Meghalaya. The village is situated at 37.7 km away from the NH 27, passing through Nellie of Morigaon district.^[4]

Demographics[edit]

The total population of the village is about 1075 of which the male population is about 510 and the female population is 565.^[5] The village is dominated by the Hindu religion^[6] and 100% of the total population belong to Tiwa tribe. These people have their own language, tradition, rituals, social system etc.

References[edit]

^ "People Of The Margins. Across Ethnic Boundaries In North-east India [PDF] [7o4kna90mkh0]". vdoc.pub. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ Tribune, The Assam (14 February 2021). "Of bamboo groves and monoliths". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "Bormarjong Pincode". pincodeaddress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ Pator, Sidhartha (2022). Bormarjong. Assam: Tiwa Mathonlai Tokhra. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-81-955741-0-0.
^ According to the information gathered from Bormarjong Village Council by Sidhartha Pator for his research based book called 'Bormarjong'.
^ Ramirez, Philippe (2 July 2016). "Conversions, population movements and ethno-cultural landscape in the Assam–Meghalaya borderlands". Asian Ethnicity. 17 (3): 340–352. doi:10.1080/14631369.2015.1091650. ISSN 1463-1369. S2CID 148081765.

External links[edit]

[1] "People Of The Margins. Across Ethnic Boundaries In North-east India [PDF] [7o4kna90mkh0]". vdoc.pub. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[2] Tribune, The Assam (14 February 2021). "Of bamboo groves and monoliths". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[3] "Bormarjong Pincode". pincodeaddress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[4] Pator, Sidhartha (2022). Bormarjong. Assam: Tiwa Mathonlai Tokhra. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-81-955741-0-0.

[5] According to the information gathered from Bormarjong Village Council by Sidhartha Pator for his research based book called 'Bormarjong'.

[6] Ramirez, Philippe (2 July 2016). "Conversions, population movements and ethno-cultural landscape in the Assam–Meghalaya borderlands". Asian Ethnicity. 17 (3): 340–352. doi:10.1080/14631369.2015.1091650. ISSN 1463-1369. S2CID 148081765.

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