[6] Medieval historical sources mention that during the reign of Kashyap (1365-1400) of the Barahi Pala dynasty there began a new era of Kachari supremacy in the Kapili-Jamuna valley.

[citation needed] Due to Ahoms kingdom's vigorous territorial expansion, the Kachari kings came in to conflict with them.

[citation needed] In the modern day, Hojai saw a large influx of Sylheti Hindu refugees after Sylhet went to Pakistan.

In 1993, the Hojai riots broke out between Hindus and Muslims over tensions related to the Babri Masjid demolition.

[citation needed] According to the Indian Census of 2011, the three tehsils in the newly formed Hojai District had a population of 931,218, of which 172,350 (18.51%) live in urban areas.

[10][11] At the time of the 2011 census, 52.67% of the population spoke Bengali, 33.72% Assamese, 4.31% Hindi, 1.91% Meitei, 1.31% Dimasa and 1.21% Bhojpuri as their first language.

[citation needed] On 6 March 2021, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam, Judge Guahati High Court, inaugurated the Newly created Courts of District & Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hojai, Sankardev Nagar.