Kalabari (Assam) 3

Kalabari is a locality in the tehsil/ mandal of Pub-Chaiduar in the Biswanath Chariali district of Assam. Kalabari Pincode is 784178 With 26.84991 Latitude and 92.56791 Longitude. Kalabari is around 311 km from state capital Dispur. It is surrounded by: Lower Arunachal Pradesh, Rangajan on its north; Hawajan, Ghuriya gaon and Pisola on its east; Brahmaputra on its south; River Dubia in its west. Kalabari has five panchayat with a total population of 27,052 according to population census 2011. The Panchayats are namely East Kalabari, West Kalabari, Kalabari, North Kalabari and South Kalabari.Origin of Kalabari NameThere are many tales that are prevailing with the origin of the name Kalabari:1. During the reign of King Dharmaraja (Son of King Arimatta), Kalabari was the capital of the state. King Dharmaraja started establishing different projects for the development of the state. King was very happy to see that all the projects were completed on time with their work and art (Karma and Kala in Assamese). Hence, King Arimatta kept the name Kala-purna gram (meaning artfull village)or Kalap gram. Later with the passage of time this words transformed into Kalabri.2. Another prevailing story is a person called 'kala' who build a garden (Bari or বাৰী in Assamese) in this area and got setteled. Hence the name Kalabari came into existence.3. Many writer feels that the people of Kalabari or Kalapgram are very skillful in different art (kala in assamese). Hence the name came into existence.Tribes and communityPeople of Kalabari are either from Mongolians or Aryan race. It is the dwelling place different tribes of Mongolians, Deori, chutiya, Ahom, Bodo, Karbi, Nishi, Nepali, Brahmins, Goshai, kaibatra, Mahanta, Koch, Kalita, Sut, Motok and Mishing. All these community combine together to form a composite culture in Kalabari.