Asharikandi
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Some terracotta and pottery products of Asharikandi craft village Asharikandi is a village in Debitola development block in Dhubri district of Assam, India. The village is located at ~14 kilometers distance east of Dhubri town and ~190 kilometers west of the state capital Guwahati and Borjhar Airport. According to 2001 India census, Asharikandi had a population of 1,872 in 305 households. Males constitute ~51% of the population and females ~49%. The village is famous for its traditional crafts, Terracotta and Pottery. It is one of the largest clusters of Terracotta and Potter
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It is catalogued under topics including Dhubri and Villages in Dhubri district.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village in India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Dhubri district
- Image
- Terracotta of Asharikandi, Dhubri, Assam (14).jpg
- Dialing code
- 91-3662
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- Asharikandi
- postal code
- 783331
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Historical background of the village and their crafts
- Geography
- Culture of the village
- Prominent artisans in the village
- Present status and Government initiatives
- References
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Some terracotta and pottery products of Asharikandi craft village Asharikandi is a village in Debitola development block in Dhubri district of Assam, India. The village is located at ~14 kilometers distance east of Dhubri town and ~190 kilometers west of the state capital Guwahati and Borjhar Airport. According to 2001 India census, Asharikandi had a population of 1,872 in 305 households. Males constitute ~51% of the population and females ~49%. The village is famous for its traditional crafts, Terracotta and Pottery. It is one of the largest clusters of Terracotta and Pottery in India.
==Historical background of the village and their crafts==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asharikandi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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