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Jhanji,is a small semi rural area situated both in Sivasagar and Jorhat district. The river Jhanji or Jaji divides these two districts.HistoryThe name Jhanji is derived from the river Jhanji, which divides the two districts.GeographyJhanji is located at 26.894N94.420ETransportThe National Highway 37 passes through Jhanji and connects it to the other places of Assam. Jorhat Airport is the nearest airport from Jhanji. The National Highway 61 (India) runs from Kohima, the capital of the state of Nagaland and ends at Jhanji.PoliticsJhanji is part of the 103rd Amguri Legislative Assembly. Jhanji is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).Educational institutionsCollegesJhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji JamuguriGhana Kanta Borah College, TamulichigaHanhchara Junior College, Jhanji HanhcharaSchoolsChandradhar Gogoi Shankardev Shishu Vidya NiketanJhanji Higher Secondary SchoolJhanji Girls High SchoolJhanji Hanhchara High SchoolJarabari High SchoolNotable personalitiesTirthanath Sarma, renowned writer of Assam, former president of Assam Sahitya Sabha, Makum venue.Satyendranath Sarma, famous Assamese writer, former president of Assam Sahitya Sabha, Titabor venue.Kapil Thakur, Assamese lyricist, he wrote some famous Assamese songs like 'Maya Mathu Maya' etc. Father of Zubeen Garg.Zubeen Garg, His ancestral home is at Jhanji Tamulisiga.Binanda Chandra Barua,known as dhwanikabi, his workplace was Jhanji HS school. He wrote the famous poem 'Rangamuwa Bir' in memory of a Ahom soldier of Jhanji Jamuguri.Jagannath Mahanta, notable Satriya dancer, research scholar.Chitralata Phukan, renowned Assamese litterateur.