H.P.C Township Panchgram
H.P. C/Cachar Paper Mill Township, Panchgram | |
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Industrial Township | |
Coordinates: 24°51′40″N 92°35′46″E / 24.86111°N 92.59611°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Cachar |
Founded by | Government of India |
Named for | Cachar Paper Mill, A unit of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited |
Government | |
• Body | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,578 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | AS 11 |
Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited Township, Panchgram is an industrial township in Panchgram under Cachar district, state of Assam. It is the finest township of the Barak Valley Under Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (It is also called the second Shillong of Barak Valley Area).
Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[1][2]
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd. Township Area Panchgram had a population of 5578. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd. Township Area Panchgram has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd. Township Area Panchgram, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Panchgram is a part of Algapur(Lok Sabha constituency)
The national highway NH 6 (Old NH 53) passes through the township and connects this place to Guwahati via Shillong.
The Township area of Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd is a hilly region with an average height of 100 m. The hills are fold mountains with rocks.