Dhekiajuli is a city and a municipal board in Sonitpur district  in the state of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

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India

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Geography

Dhekiajuli is located at 26.7°N 92.5°E. It has an average elevation of 100 metres (328 feet). There are several tea estates in its vicinity. Some of the major ones include Sapoi, Julia, Dibrudarrang, Tinkhuria and Dhekiajuli TE, Panbari TE (Kanoi Groups of Co.)etc. It is also very close to the Orang National Park

Orang National Park

The Orang National Park, located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam, India, covers an area of . It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a National Park on 13 April 1999...

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Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Dhekiajuli had a population of 19,743. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhekiajuli has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 69%. In Dhekiajuli, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town is a fairly active commercial place, thanks largely to the presence of several tea estates in its vicinity.