Boko, Kamrup

Boko বকো
Town
Boko Show map of Assam Boko Show map of India Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 25°58′40″N 91°14′08″E / 25.97777°N 91.23557°E / 25.97777; 91.23557Coordinates: 25°58′40″N 91°14′08″E / 25.97777°N 91.23557°E / 25.97777; 91.23557
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Kamrup
Government
• Body	Nagar Palika
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	781123
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS
Website	kamrup.nic.in

Boko is a town in Kamrup Rural district of Assam. It is on south bank of the river Brahmaputra.^{[1] [2]}

Transport

Boko is at National Highway 37. It is well connected with Guwahati and other major nearby towns with private and commercial vehicles. Boko is also an important transportation centre for travelling to Chamaria,Tarabari,Hahim,Lampi(Langpih) etc.
It is just 43 km west of Guwahati International Airport.

Politics

Boko is part of Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency). Boko is itself one of the constituencies of the assam legislative assembly
Boko town is under the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council(RHAC)

Nandita Das is the current MLA of Boko.

Etymology

It is believed that Boko was once a separate kingdom ruled by a local king named Bogai. Boko derives its name from the word baka which also means the bird crane.

See also

• Chaygaon
• Palasbari

References