Jorhat (pron: ˈʤɔ:(r)ˌhɑ:t) is an administrative district of the Indian state of Assam situated in the central part of the Brahmaputra Valley.

The district is bounded by Majuli on north, Nagaland state on the south, Sivasagar on the east and Golaghat on the west.

Jorhat or Jorehaut means tween hats (Bazar) or mandis - Macharhat and Chowkihat which existed on the two different banks of the river Bhogdoi during the 18th century.

The northernmost area of the present district was a part of the Chutiya Kingdom before the Ahom-Chutiya war in the 16th century.

In 1794 the Ahom king Gaurinath Singha shifted the capital from Sibsagar (erstwhile "Rangpur") to Jorhat.

This town was a flourishing and commercial metropolis but completely destroyed after a series of the Burmese invasions since 1817 till the arrival of the British force in 1824 under the Stewardship of David Scott and Captain Richard.

During the great Sepoy Mutiny, the anti-British plot hatched by Maniram Dewan and Piyali Barua, was sabotaged.

[2] In 1885, a narrow-gauge train service (Jorehaut Provincial Railway) came into operation and ultimately became instrumental in the rapid growth of the tea industry.

[3] On the north of the district, the river Brahmaputra forms the largest riverine island of the world, Majuli, spreading over 924.6 km2.

There are several Satras resembling medieval monasteries headed by Satradhikars preaching and teaching the Vaishnavism which was initiated by Sankardeva (1449–1568).

Jorhat district occupies an area of 2,851 square kilometres (1,101 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Zemlya Georga.

There are five Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Jorhat, Teok, Mariani, Titabor and Dergaon.

The district has a number of small-scale and cottage industries in the field of cane work and bamboo work, silver jewellery, furniture making, brass smithing, umbrella making, soap manufacturing, packaged food manufacturing etc.

Jorhat facilitates as the base location to reach out to many interesting places of international importance located at close proximity such as Majuli, Kaziranga National Park, Sivasagar, Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, the famous Molai forest, forested single handed, Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar, etc.

Examples of numerous attractions that can be visited within the district are Lachit Borphukan's Maidam, Raja Maidam, Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat Gymkhana Club, Chandrakanta Handique Bhavan, Jorhat District Museum, Thengal Manor, Sukapha Samannay Kshetra, Kaziranga Golf Resort, Shanti Ashram, Jagannath Temple, Thengal Cultural Centre & Museum, public parks, multiple tea gardens, Sukapha Park, Gabhoru Parbat and many more.

According to the 2011 census Jorhat district has a population of 1,092,256,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[10] or the US state of Rhode Island.

In Majuli there are numerous monasteries and the Nambar Forest Reserve is famous for being a regenerating hot spring.

The total area of Majuli has been diminishing gradually due to strong erosion of the river Brahmaputra.

In the exhibition, Assamese products are on display, which are specially prepared and designed by artistes that draw attention to the traditional grandeur of Majuli.

This arrangement is made keeping in mind the climate conditions and the road communicating facilities in Majuli.

A locally made film documentary, produced by Jitu Kalita in 2012 The Molai Forest,[16] was screened at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

[19] People have pledged US$8,327 on the Kickstarter campaign[20] for the post-production of this documentary in early 2013, which was shown at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

They are the North East Times (English), Amar Asom (Assamese), and the Purbanchal Prohori (Hindi).