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Asharikandi
Asharikandi Craft Village | |
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village | |
  Asharikandi Location in Assam, India  Asharikandi Asharikandi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°6′4″N 89°59′14″E / 26.10111°N 89.98722°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Dhubri |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,872 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 783331 |
| Telephone code | 91-3662 |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Nearest city | Gauripur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhubri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gauripur |
Asharikandi is a village in Debitola development block in Dhubri district of Assam, India.[1][2] The village is located at ~14 kilometers distance east of Dhubri town and ~190 kilometers west of the state capital Guwahati and Borjhar Airport. According to 2001 India census, Asharikandi had a population of 1,872 in 305 households. Males constitute ~51% of the population and females ~49%.[1] The village is famous for its traditional crafts, Terracotta and Pottery. It is one of the largest clusters of Terracotta and Pottery in India.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b Population details of 2001 India Census data
- ^ "Official nudged on Asharikandi bridge". The Telegraph. Kolkata, India. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Government of Assam Tourism Project
- ^ Dhubri DRDA booklet of Asharikandi Crafts Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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