Rangia

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

'Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Rangia

Village in the Gauhati subdivision of Kamrup District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 26 27' N. and 91 37' E, on the bank of the Baralia river, 23 miles north of Gauhati town. The public buildings include a dispensary. Most of the tiade is in the hands of Marwan merchants known as Kayahs The principal imports aie cotton piece-goods, grain and pulse, kerosene and othei oils, and salt , the chief exports are rice and silk cloth. All sorts of country produce are procurable in the village market.