Patharkandi
Patharkandi is a township located in Karimganj district in the Indian state of Assam. It is 350 kilometres south of the state capital Guwahati and 32 kilometres south of the district headquarters Karimganj. Approximately 90% of Patharkandi's residents are Bengalis who speak the Sylheti dialect, the rest being Bishnupriya Manipuri, Meiteis and some tribal groups like Khasi and Dimasa Kachari. Patharkandi is situated by the bank of the Longai River. Patharkandi is also an important police station and a name of an Assam Legislative Assembly constituency. It is an important market place in the district because it is  main corridor to the Tripura from Assam. It includes prominent schools such as Central Public School, Patharkandi which is the only CBSE school in the township. Other SEBA Board Prominent Private Schools are- Madani Bangla Academy,Patharkandi Collegiate School, Pranavananda vidya Mandir, Keuti Bangla Academy. Some of the important villages around Patharkandi are: ▪️Jamirala ▪️Mendibari ▪️ Bilbari ▪️Unaam (ONGC) ▪️Nalugaon ▪️Defalala ▪️Kartiktila ▪️Chengjur ▪️Jurbari ▪️Tilabari ▪️Gokila ▪️Puran Chandpur ▪️Lakhipur ▪️Rajbari Etymology. The name "Patharkandi" originated from the Bengali word "pathar" (meaning "paddy field") and "kandi" (meaning  riverbank). Many peoples said the real old name is "Patarkandi" ( পাতারকান্দি ) this name was kept hence the forest and tree was much tree leaf feeding elephants with bundle the word "patar" (meaning "tree leaf ") and "kandi" (meaning "bundles "). History. Patharkandi was formerly known as Pratapgarh. An independent state of Pratapgarh was established by Malik Pratap in the 15th century. Regular bus services connect Patharkandi with Guwahati, Shillong and Agartala via NH 6 (previously NH 44). Now up to Kanmoon (Mizoram) via Rangamati. Politics. Patharkandi is part of the Patharkandi Assembly constituency and the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency. Education. College Schools . The schools of Patharkandi are run by the state government and private organisations. Bengali and English and Bishnupriya Manipuri are the primary languages of instruction. Prominent schools of Patharkandi include: ▪ Central Public School Patherkandi ▪ Holy Children Higher Secondary School