Amguri

Amguri is a town and municipal area committee in Sivasagar district in the state of Assam, India.

Geography

Amguri is located in the state of Assam, near the border of Nagaland, in north-east India. It has an average elevation of 74 metres. It is situated on the bank of the river Jhanji and famous for its tea gardens and oil fields.

Demographics

At the 2001 census, Amguri had a population of 6944. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%, and 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Amguri has a literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national literacy average of 59.5%. In Amguri, 55% of the male and 45% of the female population are literate.

Transport

Rail

Amguri falls under the Tinsukia railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Road

Amguri is connected to the neighbouring towns by the National Highway-2 which falls under the renumbered North- South Highway system and the Dhodar Ali Road. A good volume of traffic to and from the neighbouring towns traverse through Amguri on NH-2 to the Indian state of Nagaland.

Notable educational institutions

Auniati Hemchandradev Higher Secondary School
Amguri Girls High School
Amguri College
National Academy
Don Bosco High School
Pengera Girls High School
Jnan Bikash VidyaPith
Arunodoi Academy
Politics

Amguri Town is part of the 103rd Amguri Legislative Assembly. AGP's Prodip Hazarika is the current MLA of this constituency. Amguri is part of the Jorhat. On 13th August 2023, Prodip Hazarika resigned from Asom Gana Parishad due to abolishment of Amguri.

Health

Amguri town has one CHC.
Notable people
Someswar Kakoti, veteran freedom fighter