User:Rajib Bey

Kandura, commonly known as Pub-Kandura is a small village of Hojai district,  Assam. This is a tribal belt with cent percent of Tribal people Karbi. The establishment of the village has no such written record but its known from the head of the village(Timung Clan) that the village has been for over 200 (Two Hundred) years. HISTORY:- The word "pub-Kandura" is derived from an Assamese language. Pub means east (direction) and "Kandura" people who do cries alot. But how kandura came into being it have a small story behind. Back in the past when people start staying it was a dense forest with lots of wild animal. At that time Borboha was a kind of stoppage centre with mixture of people and was a link point to Lanka or Hojai. One of the fellow gone for hunting but Unfortunately he met a rhino. With a surpise he start running and stop at Borboha. Wen people asked why. That fellow belongs to Karbi and Karbi community has a different way of traditional dress. He doesnt know any other languages rather then his mother tougue. When he was ask why he was affraid of and what make him to run. He start saying "Kendu k vang" (Karbi languages). 'Kandu' means Rhino 'k vang' means approaching. As that person was affraid and must be seems like crying. So later on the village was name as Kandura. As the village is situated in the east so laterally it came to known as Pub-Kandura. GEOGRAPHY:- The village fall under 26.00168 (Latitude) and 92.95691 (Longtitude). It is 3.5 km away from NH54. The village experience 93.8°f during summer. POLITICAL:- Kandura is divided into 7 small village with a population of more than 1,469(according to the Census). It is a Goan Panchayat system. After every 5 years the Goan Panchayat President is elected. The present Goan Panchayat President is Nilima Rongpharpi (ST) (Bharatya Janata Party).