Maibang


Maibang is a town and a town area committee in Dima Hasao district in the Indian state of Assam. Maibang is also one of the three sub-divisions of Dima Hasao District. It was once the capital of the Dimasa Kachari Kingdom. There is a stone house of Dimasa king.

Geography

Maibang town is situated in a hilly area at the bank of Mahur River. Its coordinates are. It has an average elevation of 355 metres.
The town area is about 10 square kilometres.

History

Maibang was the capital of the erstwhile Dimasa kingdom, from the 16th to 18th century. The ruins of the kingdom can still be found on the eastern bank of Mahur, south of Maibang and other parts of Dima Hasao district. Among them the most popular is "Stone House" situated on the bank of Mahur River on south Maibang.

Administration

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Demographics

the majority religion was Hinduism.

Languages

is the dialect of the majority Dimasa tribe of the district. The dialect is yet to be recognized as a language. "Hill Hindi" or "Haflong Hindi" is used as the lingua franca. Most people speak Dimasa. The languages of instruction in the schools and colleges are Assamese, Bengali and English up to HSLC level in the schools of the town.

Education

Maibang Degree College is the only college in the civil sub-division of Dima Hasao district. The college offers both pass and honours course in the Arts and Science stream. The college is one of the provincial colleges of the Government of Assam and affiliated to Assam University, Silchar. The subjects offered in the college are Assamese, Bengali, English, History, Economics, Education, Political Science and Sociology. There is also a study centre of Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University in the college which offers a Bachelors' Preparatory Programme, BA and an MA in Sociology. A good number of learners are admitted to different courses at this study centre.
All schools of Maibang are run either by the state government or by private organisations. English is the primary languages of instruction in most of the schools. However, the newly established private schools are opting for English medium. The schools are recognized to Board of Secondary Education, Assam and Assam Higher Secondary Education Council. Some of the schools in and around Maibang are:
and some L. P. Schools

Economy

Tourism

Tourist attractions in Maibang include:
Broad gauge railway connections are:
Train NameTrain NumberFromToArrivalDeparture
GHY-SCL PASS55615GuwahatiSilchar06:49 AM06:51 AM
SCL-GHY PASS55616SilcharGuwahati10:28 AM10:30 AM

Metre gauge railway connections that stopped in November 2014:
Train NameTrain NumberFromToArrivalDeparture
Cachar Express15691LumdingSilchar10:29 PM10:39 PM
Cachar Express15692SilcharLumding04:0904:19
Barak Valley Exp.15693LumdingDharmanagar06:4806:58
Barak Valley Express15694DharmanagarLumding18:4918:59
Agartala Express15695LumdingAgartala23:3423:44
Agartal Express15696AgartalaLumding07:4607:56
Hill Queen Express05697LumdingHaflong11:4111:51
Hill Queen Express05698HaflongLumding15:1015:20