Teok

Teok is a town and municipal board situated in the Jorhat district of Assam, India. It is at a distance of about 20 kilometres from Jorhat city. The term 'Teok' is derived from the Tai languages. It literally means – ‘The place of milk and ghee’.

Transport

The National Highway 37 passes through Teok and connects it to other places of Assam. There is an Assam State Transport Corporation bus station. Jorhat Airport is the nearest airport to Teok. The town is well connected with nearby railway stations - Mariani Junction Railway Station, Selenghat Railway Station and Amguri Railway Station.

Education

Schools

Teok Rajabari Higher Secondary School
Jyoti Vidyapith, Teok
Teok High School
Ben Garden High School, Teok
Teok Girls' Higher Secondary School
Teok Jatiya Vidyalaya
Holy Flower Senior Secondary School, Teok
Teok Rajabari Govt. Junior Basic School
Jogduar High School

Junior Colleges and Degree College

Teok Senior Secondary School
Renu Borah Memorial Academy, Teok
Jnanpith Academy, Teok
Kakojan College
Chandra Kamal Bezbaruah College, Teok

Universities

Auniati University
Assam Women's University, Teok Campus

Hospitals

First Referral Unit, Teok

List of Bank Branches

State Bank of India, Teok ADB Branch
Punjab National Bank, Boloma Branch
HDFC Bank, Teok Branch
IDBI Bank, Teok Grant Branch
ICICI Bank, Teok Branch
North East Small Finance Bank, Teok Branch
The Assam Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd, Teok Branch
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, Badulipukhuri Branch
Bandhan Bank, Jagduar Branch

Politics

Teok is part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency) and AGP's Renupoma Rajkhowa is the current MLA of Teok (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Notable people

Binanda Chandra Barua, famous Assamese poet and author.

Notable Places to Visit Nearby

Sri Sri Auniati Satra, Kaliapani.
Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar.
Lachit Borphukan's Maidam, tomb of the National Hero of Assam Lachit Borphukan.
Jhanjimukh, mouth of the river Jhanji in the Brahmaputra, a place full of natural beauty and a small picnic spot.