PERSONS IN SPECIALITY

      Popularly known  as "GURUJI" Adya Sarma was born in 1930 in village Khudra Makhibaha. He started the institution Sitralaya at Nalbari in  1946 with Bhuban Ch. Das. Then he has started another Art institution  "Rang Ghar" at Nalbari which is known as now famous "Nalbari Art School" .Besides being an exponent of Oil painting and Sculpture he is also instrumental in designing  Hari  Mandir. A life long artist , Sarma is an institution  himself with many of his students now excelling in Mumbai , J.J .School of Arts and Viswa Bharati .
      Rather than being in the glare of media  , Sarma prefers to live in his own world of colours and creations. His sustenance and inspirations  have been his paintings and sculptors , leading all alone the life aesthetics - something never to be found in any one exccept  some one who is so much devoted to arts like him.

      The world needs to recognize this humble devotee of art of " Sankardev  Arun Natya Gosthi" . Who encouraged him to join to Nataraj Opera after being associated with several other theatre groups like "Basudev Opera", "Rupjyoti" , Purbajyoti", "Nat Bani Natya Samaj", he  created a new own  Natya dal(Theatre party)  with Rs. 100 as Principal. Ultimately he started Theatre Bhagyadevi in the year 1968 which ushered in the mobile theatre movement in Nalbari District. At present there are five(5) active mobile theatres  in Nalbari District . In fact these mobile theatres are now part and parcel of cultural life of Nalbari.

     Sarat Mazumdar : He was born in 1935 Sak at Marowa Village , Nalbari.  At an   early age and regaled his friends with various tricks.  He then worked   as a  tailor under Bhjabit Baisya which proved to be a turning point in his life .He  came  in  contact  with  Arun Baisya.

Contact Profile

Local Newspaper Published From Nalbari
1) Louit Jyoti (Weekly) Ajanta Offset Printers, Pin-781335 Phone-(03624)-220569
2) Amar Nalbari.(Weekly) Popular Publication, Pin-781335 Phone-(03624)-220500
Hotel for Accomodation
1.Hotel Premoda   Gopal Bazar, Nalbari Phone: (03624)-220588
2.Hotel Gayatri Near Hari Mandir, Nalbari Phone:(03624)- 220543
3.Hotel Bardoishila Near SP Office, Nalbari Phone: (03624)-220973
4.Abhilash Lodge, College Road, Nalbari
Yoga and Meditation Centre
1.Rajyoga Education Centre (Brahma Kumaris) Hajo Road, Nalbari, Assam-781335 Phone-(03624)-220845  Email:mailto:bkjonali@rediffmail.com,bkjayanta@rediffmail.com
2. Anandapuram Yoga Institute C/o Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Nalbari, Phone-(03624)-221020

How to Reach

How to reach :

       Road links to Nalbari is through National Highway 31 and Broadgauge Line. Nalbari town is 2 Km away from the National Highway 31. Nearest Railway Junction is Rangia. Nalbari Town is 60 Km away from Guwahati Bus Stand.

    By Bus

      1. From Guwahati : Avail any delux bus or auto to Adabari Public Bus Stand and from  there take any Nalbari Bounded Bus and get down in Nalbari Town.

      2. From L.G.B. Airport, Borjhar Guwahati:  Avail a taxi to Adabari Bus Stand from  there take any  Nalbari  Bounded   Bus.

    By Train      

    From Paltan Bazar Railway Station avail any Train and get down in Nalbari Railway Station. Major Trains are Kamrup Express ( Starts at 7 am ), Brahmaputra Mail(  Starts at 12-30 am), Inter-city Bangaigaon Express (Starts at 5-15 pm ) Chifung Mail (Starts at 3-15 pm ) . Train takes maximum 2 hours to reach Nalbari.                

A brief description of Nalbari District

INTRODUCTION:
     Nalbari District is situated in between Kamrup and Barpeta District. For better administration, old Kamrup District has been divided into three Districts. Nalbari was declared a sub division of undivided Kamrup District in 1967. Rajendra Mohan Goswami, ACS was first Sub Divisional Officer in Nalbari. Nalbari Sub Division is formally declared as a District in 14th August,1985.Shri V.K. Pipersenia, IAS, was first Deputy Commissioner in Nalbari.    


GENERAL INFORMATION:
   i)Geographical Location: 
        The Nalbari District is situated in between 26^oN and 27^o N latitude and 91^o E and 97^oE longitude . The northern side of the district is bounded by the Indo-Bhutan International boundary and the southern side by the mighty Brahmaputra. The Darrang and the Kamrup District falls in the east and the Barpeta District in the west.
   ii) Area and Administrative Division: 
          The Nalbari District stands covering an area of 999.90 sq.km. consisting of 1(one) Civil Sub-Division, 8 no.Revenue Circle, 8no. Community Development Blocks,  6no. Police Stations,7no. Anchalik Panchayats and 65 no. Gaon Panchayats covering 471 villages.
   iii)Physical features:
          The entire area of the District is situated at the plans of the Brahmaputra Valley. The tributaries of the Brahmaputra, Nona, Buradia, Pagaldia, Borolia and Tihu which are originated from the foothills of the Himalayan Range are wild in nature and have enormous contribution towards the agrarian economy of the district.
   iv)Soil:
          The Soil condition of District is a heterogeneous one. The Soil of the northern part of the district is clayey and loamy where as middle part is loamy and sandy. The Soil of the southern part of the district is composed of sandy soil.
  v)Climate & Rainfall:
        The District has a sub-tropical climate with semi – dry hot summer and cold winter. During summer, generally during the months from May to August, heavy rainfall occurs for which the district experiences flood. The District experiences annual (average) rainfall and humidity @ 1500 mm and @ 80 % respectively.




POPULATION (As per Census of undivided Nalbari):


   i)Population :
           Accordingly to 2001 census, the populations of the District is 1138184         Again, according to size of population, the rank of the District stands at 10^th (2001 census) as against 9^th in 1991.
    ii)Child population: 
           As per 2001 Census, out of the total population of the district ( 1138184),161616 are children belongs to the age group 0-6 years and accounts for 14.20% of the total population of the district. According to the size of children population, the rank of the district degraded to the 12^th position among the 23 civil district of the State as against the 8^th position in 1991 with 189113 children. Thus, the percentage trend in 2001 ( -14.54 ) over the child population figure of 1991.
     iii)Density :

         The District with 2.88% area of the State shelters about 4.27 % of the States total population as per 2001 census. The density per sq. km. In the District is 504 persons an against 340 persons per sq. km. For the whole State. The density per sq. km. In the district , as per 1991 census was 450 as against 286 persons for the State as a whole.

          The density per sq. km. For urban area is calculated as 1977 an for rural area as 495 as per 2001 census as against 1689 and 443 persons in respect of rural areas and 1689 persons in urban areas.

     iv)Rural and Urban composition:

          The district has a total of 1110706 rural and 27478 urban population as per 2001 census. Thus, nearly 97.59% of the total populations of the district live in villages. As per 1991 census, the figure of rural and urban populations of the district were 992915 and 23475 respectively. Thus, the percentage of decadal growth (1991-2001) of rural and urban population of the district are calculated as (+) 36.24 of the State as a whole.

           In respect of child population (0-6) years age group), 98.19 % live in rural area and 1.81 in urban area as per 2001 census. 

      v)Literacy :

         As per 2001 census, out of the total population (1138184).664886 persons are declared literate. In 1991, the figure of literate was 463162 and as such percentage of literates increased by 43.55 in 2001 over 1991.

          The rate of total literacy of Nalbari District, according to 2001 census, is 68.08 as against 33.99 in 1991. Thus, the decadal (1991-2001) progress of literacy rate is calculated as (+) 12.09. The total literacy rate of the State as a whole (64.28 : 2001 census ).

         As per 2001 census, the rate of literacy in rural area of the district in rural area is 67.55 and in urban area is 88.61 as against 55.38 and 80.62 respectively in 1991.