Rangiya (Pron: ˈræŋˌgɪə) also known as Rangia, is a major city of Lower Assam division and a municipal board located in the Kamrup district of Assam, India. Rangiya is also the headquarters of Kamrup district, and Rangiya serves as the Sub-divisional headquarter of Rangiya Sub-division. One of Rangiya's significant features is its role as the divisional headquarter of the Northeast Frontier Railway, which is one of the major railway zones in India.[1]Baralia river flows through the heart of the city. The Redhorn Division of the Indian Army is located just three kilometers from the city.
Etymology
The word "Rangiya" is believed to have been derived from the local term "Randiya". According to local folklore, "Ran" means 'war' and "Diya" means 'to give', indicating that Rangiya was a place where a conflict or battle took place between the Boro people and Bhutanese communities.[2]
Rangiya at times acted as the Southern Boundary of Bhutan before the 1865 Duar War
Assam has 126 assembly constituencies, and Rangiya Assembly constituency is one of these where voters elect their representative. Bhabesh Kalita is the MLA of Rangiya Assembly constituency. It also falls under the Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency, which elects members to the national-level Lok Sabha.
Rangiya served as the Southern Boundary of Bhutan before the 1895 Duar War.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[4] Rangiya had a population of 26,389. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rangiya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 67%. In Rangiya, 12% of the population is under six years of age.
Healthcare system
There are several private hospitals in Rangiya apart from 2 government hospitals. Some of them are Swasti Hospital (Estd. 2018),[5] Rangia Poly Clinic & Nursing Home, Sparsh Hospital (Estd. 2016).[6]
^Siiger, Halfdan (2015). The Bodo of Assam: Revisiting a Classical Study from 1950(PDF). NIAS Press. p. 183. ISBN978-87-7694-160-4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 August 2020. As the Bodos could not stand all this, in the long run they made war upon the Bhutanese. They fought in Rangiya. Ron means war, and from that the town has got its name. There the Bodos were defeated by the Bhutanese. As they were defeated by the Bhutanese, the Bodos had to pay land revenue to them.
