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Village in Assam, India. Village in Assam, India
Kekerikuchi Kekorikuchi
Village
Tamulpur districtTamulpur districtKekerikuchiMap of AssamShow map of AssamTamulpur districtTamulpur districtKekerikuchiKekerikuchi (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°34′21″N 91°36′38″E / 26.5726°N 91.6105°E / 26.5726; 91.6105
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictTamulpur
RegionTamulpur
Area
 • Total404.46 ha (999.44 acres)
Elevation46 m (151 ft)
Population
 • Total1,867
 • Density460/km (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code781376
STD Code03624
Vehicle registrationAS-28
Census code304413

Kekerikuchi is a census village in Tamulpur district, Assam, India. As per the 2011 Census of India, Kekerikuchi has a total population of 1,867 people including 927 males and 940 females.

On January 13, 1998, the night of Uruka, Boro terrorists killed 18 people in the village of Kekerikuchi. Since then, the villagers of Kekerikuchi don't celebrate the Bhogali Bihu, a major festive of Assamese nation.

References

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  2. Chitre, Manjiri Sachin (16 June 2022). "Assam: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district amid torrential rains | Video". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Assam witnesses incessant rainfall once again". ThePrint. ThePrint. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Assam - District Baksa - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. Gupta Kashyap, Samudra (26 August 2012). "The Assam tangle - Indian Express". Indian Express. The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. Karmakar, Rahul (14 January 2021). "For this Assam village, Bhogali Bihu is a reminder of carnage". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. "When Assam celebrates Bihu Uruka, Kekerikuchi weeps". Moneycontrol. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. "For past 24 years, this village under Tamulpur subdivision has not celebrated Bhogali Bihu - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. The Sentinel (Guwahati). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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