Other small languages in the city include Marwari, Sadri, Santali, Sora and Odia which in total are spoken by 5.04% of the population.

[10] Jorhat has rich contributions in the fields of arts, culture and tradition of the contemporary Assamese society.

In 1896, Jorhat Theatre was established to perform cultural activities and dramas by some renowned people of the town.

[11] In 1935, the first Assamese daily newspaper Dainik Batori was published from Jorhat by Raibahadur Siva Prasad Barooah.

The District & Sessions Judge together with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Complex, Jorhat is situated in the heart of the city.

The Present District & Sessions Judge as the head of the establishment is Shri Mridul Kumar Kalita.

The present Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jorhat, the head of all the Criminal Courts is Sri Vijay Kumar Singh.

It falls in the Lumding-Dibrugarh section and is well connected to all the large cities of the country by long-distance express trains.

The Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) of Jorhat is at Kotoki Pukhuri, Tarajan.

Auto-rickshaws, local cabs and rickshaws are the main mode of public transport within the city.

The daily ferry services connect the Nimati ghat with Kamalabari and Aphalamukh in Majuli.