Raha, Assam

Raha (Assamese: ৰহা) is a small town in Nagaon district of Assam, India, situated near the National Highway 37 (India). The river Kolong and Kopili flows near Raha.

Education

School

Raha Higher Secondary School
Raha Girls High School
Pranjal Memorial Academy
Raha Adarsha Shishu Bikash Kendra
Pandit Gopinath Bordoloi High School
Sankardev Sishu Vidya Niketan Raha.

College

Raha College
College of Fisheries Science

Politics

Raha is part of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency). Present MLA Dimbeswar Das B.J.P.

Notable person

Gopinath Bordoloi, first chief minister of Assam. He was born in Raha. His house which is in the middle of the Raha wholesale market, inside the Government Circuit house compound have been converted to a museum. This museum have his personal items, cloths, letters to and from notable politicians of his age, like M K Gandhi,etc. This museum which is maintained by the government of Assam, is open to the visitors on all days except holidays.

See also

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