21-808: Sancoale is a census town in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa . It falls within the Sub-District of Mormugão and the Velhas Conquistas region. It is famous for being the hometown of Joseph Vaz , the patron saint of Sri Lanka . It is also known as Our Lady of Health Church or the Old Church of Sancoale, in English. It was built by Jesuit missionaries who arrived at Sancoale in 1560 to settle there. By way of commemorating, their occupation they established
42-1790: A census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics. Census towns are governed by gram panchayats , unlike statutory towns. They are characterized by the following: Examples of Indian census towns include Kapsi in Chhattisgarh , Avinissery in Thrissur District of Kerala , Greater Noida , Chakeri and Manauri in Uttar Pradesh , Indranagar in Tripura , Begampur , Chandpara , Nandigram , Chittaranjan and Beliatore in West Bengal , Chevella in Telangana , Amini in Lakshadweep , Deolali in Maharashtra , Ghatshila in Purbi Singhbhum District of Jharkhand , BGR Township ( Bongaigaon Refinery Township ) in Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration of Assam , Pileru in Andhra Pradesh , Chikhli in Gujarat and Ichgam in Jammu and Kashmir . The number of census towns (CTs) in India grew from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011. As per Pradhan (2013), these CTs account for 30% of
63-485: A greater number of statutory towns, the states would be able to get more money from the Centre as per the 14th Finance Commission Report. Additionally, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 50% weightage is given to the number of statutory towns in the state/UT to determine the allocation of funds to these states/UTs. Following this notification, Maharashtra state government converted 19 CTs in
84-402: A variation on the quarter circle type form of a free flowing curve. Behind it is the new chapel of Our Lady of Health which was built in 1783 by Rev. Fr. Proto Faria. The Portuguese Government had declared it a national monument on 19-Mar-1937. The Patron of Goa Blessed Joseph Vaz wrote his famed Letter of Bondage at this church in 1677. A newer chapel of Our Lady of Health was built behind
105-518: A vast hinterland. It is one of the biggest industrial towns in Lower Assam. The district is part of the Brahmaputra River 's basin . Bongaigaon has a borderline monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cwa ) marginally too cool to be a tropical savanna climate ( Aw ). During the "cool" season from November to February, afternoons are warm to very warm and mornings are cool. In
126-518: Is a industrial city in the Indian state of Assam . Its urban area spans across Bongaigaon and Chirang district . It also acts as the district headquarters of Bongaigaon district and commercial and industrial hub of the west part of the state of Assam. The New Bongaigaon Junction railway station is the 12th largest railway station in Northeast Frontier Railway zone which is one of the major railway zones in India. According to lore,
147-590: Is a nucleus of either thirty occupied houses on both sides of the road or twenty occupied houses on one side of the Road". Census towns were distinct from municipal towns ; the latter, which had legally defined boundaries and local government powers, were abolished by the Local Government Reform Act 2014 . Census towns were replaced by built up areas in the 2022 census . BGR Township, India Bongaigaon ( / b ɒ ŋ ˈ ɡ aɪ ɡ aʊ / ;
168-503: Is required to ensure planned development of these areas. In this notification, Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) notes: The opportunity of planned urban development might get lost if unplanned construction and ad hoc provisioning of infrastructure is allowed to take place over a long time. Additionally, the Ministry, in the notification, has informed the states that they stand to gain from according statutory status to these towns. With
189-645: Is situated 200 km west of the State Capital and has an important place in the communication network of Assam and wider northeast India. The New Bongaigaon railway station is a major hub connecting Assam with the rest of India. This town is also very well connected by road through the National Highways 31 B and 31C. This connectivity and the strategic location of the town in the region has made it an important center in trade and commerce in Western Assam, serving
210-415: Is under 6 years of age. This article related to a location in the Indian state of Goa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Census town In India and some other countries, a well developed village is designated as a village where all basic facilities like health, education road connectivity, rail connectivity and other basic infrastructure is easily available. In India,
231-635: The Undivided Goalpara district area in 1822. In 1866, Garo Hills was separated from the Goalpara district area, and in the same year a new district named "Greater Koch Behar " was created and the remaining portion of Goalpara district was withdrawn from Rangpur and tagged with Koch Behar. In 1874 a new province, the Assam Valley Province, was created by the British government, and Goalpara district area
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#1733105176571252-508: The Goalpara and Kokrajhar Districts with its headquarters located at Bongaigaon. On 29 September 1989, the creation of Bongaigaon District was declared by the Government of Assam with its headquarters at Bongaigaon. In June 2022, heavy floods in Assam affected the residents of Bongaigaon. The Bongaigaon Town Committee was first constituted in the year 1961 and was upgraded to a Municipal Board in
273-582: The a chapel of Nossa Senhora de Saúde. The construction of the chapel was completed in 1566 and it was elevated to the level of a church in. The Church building caught fire in 1834, and today only a part of the church's façade stands on the banks of the Zuari River, and can be seen even from the Agassaim – Cortalim Bridge. The façade of the church is typical of early Baroque architecture with composite Corinthian pilasters and bas-reliefs. The fan shaped quadrants are
294-466: The façade, in 1783, by Rev. Fr. Proto Faria. On December 30, 2020, a group of Hindu immigrants trespassed the premises of the Old Church in order to perform Hindu rituals. These Hindus were met with resistance from the local residents. (Sancoale's native Goan population is entirely Catholic). However, the Goa police refused to file a First Information Report on the incident. A newer and larger church, with
315-448: The name 'Bongaigaon' derives from the words 'bon' (wild) and 'gai' (cow). In the distant past, wild cows were often a menace to villagers in this area, due to which the district got its name. The area was ruled by zamindars hailing from the Koch belonging to Indo-Mongoloid ethnic group of peoples from the 16th century to the end of princely states in 1956. The original Goalpara district
336-409: The same name was built inland in 1606. The average elevation is 41 metres (135 feet). As of 2011 Indian census , Sancoale had a population of 21,923. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sancoale has an average literacy rate of 86.61% lower than state average of 88.70%. Male literacy rate is 91.54%, and female literacy rate is 80.93%. In Sancoale, 12.28% of the population
357-404: The state to statutory ULBs. These 19 CTs are in close proximity to the town of Pune and this conversion is expected to lessen the infrastructure and population pressures on the town. According to Ireland's Central Statistics Office , a census town by definition was a "cluster of fifty or more occupied dwellings, not having a legally defined boundary, in which within a distance of 800 m there
378-449: The urban growth in the last decade. Pradhan also notes that the largest increase in the number of CTs was in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, in May 2016 asked the 28 states in India to take action to start the process of recognizing CTs as urban areas. The argument given for this conversion was that a statutory Urban Local Body (ULB)
399-544: The year 1977. Presently the Municipal Area consists of 25 wards covering an area of 14.31 sq m. Bongaigaon is part of Barpeta (Lok Sabha constituency) . Phani Bhusan Choudhury is the current M.L.A. of the Bongaigaon constituency. Bongaigaon is located at 26°28′37″N 90°33′30″E / 26.47694°N 90.55833°E / 26.47694; 90.55833 . It has an average altitude of 62.6 metres. The town
420-587: Was first created in 1822 by David Scott, an employee of the East India Company and the first Commissioner of newly created North east Rangpur district headquarters at Rangpur town (now in Bangladesh ). The newly created Goalpara district was connected with North-east Rangpur district for administration. The area, formerly part of the Bijni Kingdom, which included the undivided Garo Hills district constituted
441-503: Was withdrawn from Koch Behar and tagged with Assam Province, which continues until today. The original Goalpara district is now split into five districts: Goalpara , Dhubri , Kokrajhar , Bongaigoan , and Chirang . On 14 March 1989, bombs from separatist tribal militants exploded in Bongaigaon, killing 17 and wounding at least 48. The government of Assam decided in 1989 to create a new district of Bongaigaon, carving out some areas of
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