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(Elevation: 53 m above sea level, Zone: NFR\/Northeast Frontier). Jorai (jo’-ra-i) is of Hebrew origin and has many possible meanings. It could mean “whom Jehovah teaches,” or the name of a Gadite chief (dwelling at Gilead in Bashan, in the reign of Jothan king of Judah), or possibly the name of a clan (1 Ch 5:13). However, in this case, the name is derived from a rivulet called Jorai Nodi – a tributary of the River Sankosh .Jorai features a railway station by the same name (there are three railway stations, Kamakhyaguri Railway Station,  (KAMG), Jorai Railway Station  (JOQ) and Srirampur (SRPB),  which belong to three separate districts, Alipurduar, Coochbehar (both in West Bengal) and Kokrajhar (in Assam), respectively).Table of ContentsMajor localities[edit]Transport[edit]Occupations[edit]Cultural activities[edit]Other Jorai towns and some important facts[edit]Major localities[edit]Jorai Bazaar, Aastami Ghat \u0985\u09b7\u09cd\u099f\u09ae\u09c0 \u0998\u09be\u099f, Jorai High School (H.S.), Jorai Railway Station, Naothowa \u09a8\u09be\u0993\u09a5\u09cb\u09af\u09bc\u09be, Paschim Rampur \u09aa\u09b6\u09cd\u099a\u09bf\u09ae \u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0, Dakshin Rampur \u09a6\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09bf\u09a8 \u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0, Aashor Para \u0986\u09b8\u09b0\u09aa\u09be\u09a1\u09bc\u09be, Wilson Road, Uttar Rampur \u0989\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0 \u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0, Madhya Rampur \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0, Najirandeutikhata \u09a8\u09be\u099c\u09bf\u09b0\u09be\u09a8 \u09a6\u09c7\u0989\u09a4\u09bf\u0996\u09be\u09a4\u09be, and Chhat Valka \u099b\u09be\u099f\u09ad\u09b2\u09cd\u0995\u09be.KathaltolaTransport[edit]Jorai Railway Station (Station code:JOQ) serves the areas of Jorai. This railway station lies on New Jalpaiguri\u2013New Bongaigaon section of Barauni\u2013Guwahati line of Northeast Frontier Railway, Alipurduar railway division.Occupations[edit]Most of the people rely on agriculture. Businesses such as timber, fishing, retail clothing, and shops are also common here. Assam-Bengal Commercial\/Sales Tax office used to provide a large number of jobs. But post GST regime, Jorai and it’s neighbour Barobisha have witnessed massive unemployment due to the unification in taxes and abolishing of State sales Tax gate, which would otherwise serve many people a source of income. Computer learning centers and railways provide other job opportunities. Jorai’s connectivity with other parts has been hampered recently, after the North Bengal State Transport Corporation’s bus terminus shifted from here to Alipurduar.Cultural activities[edit]Cultural activities started with the emergence of “Jatra” culture which was initially patronized by the late Sukumar Ghosh \u09b8\u09c1\u0995\u09c1\u09ae\u09be\u09b0 \u0998\u09cb\u09b7, the founder of Jorai Madan-mohan Bari \u09ae\u09a6\u09a8\u09ae\u09cb\u09b9\u09a8 \u09ac\u09be\u09a1\u09bc\u09c0 (the place for community worship and fare). Aashor para drama club (\u098f\u09a8\u09be\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 “\u09b8\u09ac \u09aa\u09c7\u09af\u09bc\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b0 \u0986\u09b8\u09b0” \u098f\u0995\u09b8\u09ae\u09af\u09bc \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6 \u09ac\u09bf\u0996\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a4 \u099b\u09bf\u09b2), Pragati Sangha, Danpiter ashor \u09a1\u09be\u09a8\u09aa\u09bf\u099f\u09c7\u09b0 \u0986\u09b8\u09b0, Kishore Sangha, North Bengal State Transport employees (\u098f\u09a8\u09be\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ac\u09bf\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0995\u09b0\u09cd\u09ae\u09be \u09aa\u09c1\u099c\u09cb \u098f\u0995\u09b8\u09ae\u09af\u09bc \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6 \u09ac\u09bf\u0996\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a4 \u099b\u09bf\u09b2) and Jorai Railways employees geared up the cultural activities further in the 1980s and 1990s.The marathon oneday knockout football tournaments held every year witnesses a massive upsurge of spectators around its neighborhood area. However, with the advent of cricket in the 1990s, the football craze has been reduced considerably.Other Jorai towns and some important facts[edit]There is a town named Jorai in the North West Frontier Province, Pakistan (latitude: 34.87324 and longitude: 72.88318).There is a town named Jorai in Madhya Pradesh, India (latitude: 25.42779 and longitude: 77.74414).Boirali maach (\u09ac\u09c8\u09b0\u09be\u09b2\u09c0 \u09ae\u09be\u099b): The rare fishes of Himalyan foothills – Danio rerio, Danio dangila and Barilius Barila are available in Raidak, Jorai and Sankosh river. Boirali fish derives its nutrition from microscopic Dufnia, Cyclop or from green algae Spirogyra or Volvox. These fishes are nowadays facing the crisis of extinction due to water pollution, excess use of pesticides and the frequent vibration caused by dynamite explosions in the hills.(Web page developed by Sudipto Ghosh)  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/jorai-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Jorai – Wikipedia"}}]}]