# Rangia City

Rangia is a brough of the Rangiya city in Kamrup district of Assam, India. It is along side of Rangiya railway area. The city is population of 39,480. Rangiya is known for its railway division, historical landmarks, and transportation. The name Rangiya is mainly used by railway services of India and railway offices of Rangiya, and Rangia word is used by Government and peoples of Assam and it is the official word.
Rangia ancient name is "Randiya", Rangia covers an area of 9.6 square kilometers and is divided into 10 wards where regular elections are conducted every 5 years. The city is serves as the major international tourist attractions of Bhutan, it is 48.7 kilometres from the city. All tourist are tour Bhutan from the NH127D also called as: Rangiya-Bhutan road connecting to the city to Samdrup Jongkhar, a small town of Bhutan and Gateway of Bhutan. Assam's mainly Lower Assam people's tour Bhutan from Rangia. The city is located approximately 52 kilometers away from the state headquarter Dispur (Guwahati), which is the capital of Assam and about 39 kilometers from Jalukbari, a prominent area in Guwahati city. Assam's first train restaurant located at Rangia. And it is also serves as the important transportation hub of Assam.

## Education

There are several educational institutes in Rangia. Some of them are Jawaharlal Nehru Shishu Vidyalaya (Estd. 1964), Modern English School (Estd. 1993), Rangia College (Estd. 1964), Third Eye Computer Education Centre (Estd. 2008), Sankardev Academy Junior college, Pragmetic Academy Junior College, Euclid Group of institutions, Faculty Academy, Symbiosis Academy, Manabendra Sarma Girls College, Rangia Higher Secondary School (Estd. 1936, Rangiya Arabic College, Rangiya Teachers Training College, Rangiya Girls' H.S. School, Rangiya High Madrasa & H.S. School, Arimatta Vidyapith H.S. School, Rangia Hindi High School, Railway High School (Bengali Medium), (Estd.1950), Shankardev Shishu Niketan (Estd. 1987), Ambedkar Lotus English School (Estd. 1984), Fatima Convent School (Estd. 2007), Kendriya Vidyalaya NFR Rangia, SERS Public School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rangiya Law College and Sankaracharya Vidya Niketan, premada sivanath vidyapith, Red Horns Public School (Estd.1988), Rangia Jatiya Vidyalaya Tiniali (Estd.2010). Rangia Basic training center,The level of educational awareness in this area is high.

## Demography

Religions in Rangia (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 66.47% | 66.47% |
| Islam | Islam | 32.18% | 32.18% |
| Jainism | Jainism | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| Sikhism | Sikhism | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Buddhism | Buddhism | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.34% | 0.34% |
As of 2011 India census,

## Landmarks
### Entertainment and commerical centres

The movie theatre named Delight Gold Cinema is located at Rangia, Station Road. And Mobile theatres or circuses is every year performed on the historical Rangia Mrityunjay Shiv Mandir that all years city peoples can enjoy it. The city is also a commercial center with a range of markets and business establishments catering to the needs of the local population and surrounding areas. The Shopping malls in Rangia are - Bazar India, Reliance Trends, Citykart, Vishal Mega Mart, V-Mart, Style Baazar, Elite Mart, Clifford Mart. Popular Eating Resturants - Domino's Pizza, Fort Knight, Happy Tummy, Train Restaurent.

### Eco Park

The Eco Park named as Railway Eco Park located at Rangia (Rangiya) Railway Colony Road, the park had fully Naturally, A large pond is centre of the Park and the sides of the pond is covered by walking zones.

### Padum Pukhuri Udyan

The Padum Pukhuri Udyan is a Lotus pond and park, and also known as "I Love Rangia" park. It is located at Rangiya Tiniali, Bhutan Road. This park is inaugurated by 13 August 2022 by Bhabesh Kalita, State President BJP, Assam Pradesh and MLA of Rangia LAC.

### Dipteshwari Devalaya

Dipteshwari Devalaya is a most historical temple of Assam located in the Rangia Dipteshwari area, it is dedicated to lord Durga.

## Municipality

Rangia Municipal Board was established on 1st January, 1956 With a population of 27,889 (as per 2011 census), Rangia Municipality covers an area of 9.25 sq. Km.. The Municipality authority of Rangia is consistently working heard to provide better, clean, hygienic urban facilities to the citizen of the city. Rangia Municipal Board has total administration over 6,215 houses to which it supplies basic urban amenities. It is also authorize to build roads, construct drain system, develop parks, within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

## Climate

The Climate of the area affects human activities to a great extent. Rangia has a similar climatic condition with rest of the Brahmaputra valley with hot humid summer and cool dry winter. Mean annual maximum and minimum temperatures of those towns are 36.5 C and 8.1 C respectively. There is sufficient rainfall in summer with an annual average of 1852.20mm and a Ralative Humidity of 75%.
Climate data for Rangia :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 29.4 (84.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 19.3 (66.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 4.7 (40.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) | 18.3 (0.72) | 55.8 (2.20) | 147.9 (5.82) | 244.2 (9.61) | 316.4 (12.46) | 345.4 (13.60) | 264.3 (10.41) | 185.9 (7.32) | 91.2 (3.59) | 18.7 (0.74) | 7.1 (0.28) | 1,717.7 (67.63) |
| Average rainy days | 1.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 19.6 | 22.3 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 127.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 65 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226.3 | 214.7 | 220.1 | 201.0 | 192.2 | 132.0 | 124.0 | 161.2 | 138.0 | 204.6 | 231.0 | 232.5 | 2,277.6 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization ||||||||||||||