 Assam Gas Company Limited, which carries out business related to natural gas in India owned by the Government of Assam, is also located in this township.Duliajan derived its name from "Dulia" meaning "palanquin-bearers" of the Ahom kings and "Jan" meaning "a river stream".The Ahom kings, also known as Swargadeos, were very fond of hunting in the Upper Dihing forests.