It is situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River and serves as an important administrative and commercial centre for the surrounding area.

The town is known for its serene environment, traditional Assamese culture, and proximity to natural attractions like hills, rivers and forests.

The district's name Dhemaji is derived from the Deori word Dema-ji which means great water indicating it to be a flood-prone region.

To its east lies the state Arunachal Pradesh and to the west is Lakhimpur, a district of Assam.

A number of monuments Ghuguha Dol, Ma Manipuri Than, Padumani Than built by the Ahom kings are worth visiting.

1,800 veteran soldiers led by a Hazarika joined the Kachari expedition of Rudra Singha (1696 - 1714).

In the recent decade a growth in the nursery business has been seen in the region under leadership of Mr.Tankeswar Doloi, who has collected more than 100 varieties of orchids and Mr. Ajit Dutta of Asok Nursery who have created work culture through their own individual enterprises in the region.

[8] The prominent employment avenue apart from agriculture is the service sector (government jobs, school teachers).

The DRDA, Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayat are flourishing income opportunities to the people as well as the office-bearers of these organizations.

Every year floods destroy a bulk of the agricultural proceeds and people take refuge in camps.

Sarbananda Sonowal of Bharatiya Janata Party was Member of Parliament until May 2016 when he became Chief Minister of Assam.

[10] Pradan Baruah of Bharatiya Janata Party is the present Member of Parliament of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha Constituency, Bhubon Pegu an independent M.L.A of Jonai.