Assam Guwahati

Situated on the southern bank of the mighty Brahamputra river in Kamrup district of Assam, Guwahati is a fast growing premier city .It is the gateway to the North eastern states of India and a principal centre of socio-cultural, political, industrial and trade and commerce of the entire region. Dispur, the capital of Assam is a part of Guwahati. A reference of Guwahati has been mentioned in the Kalikapuran and Mahabharata. A copper plate inscription of Balavarman II, a king of Kamrupa distinctly states that "Naraka lived in the city named Pragjotishpur within Kamrup and that the city was full of areca nut trees wrapped by pan creepers". Hence, this city subsequently got the name Guwahati. The word `Guwa' in Assamese means areca nut and 'Hat' means market. The mighty river Brahmaputra passes through Guwahati and atop Nilachal Hills, 8 km. from the city centre lays the famous Shakti temple of Goddess Kamakhya, one of the 51 Sakti peeths in the country.

General Information

Area :216.79 sq. km

Population :584342(1991 census)

Altitude :54 metres

Climate :Summer :Maximum 38 degrees CMinimum 20 degrees C

Winter :Maximum 30 degrees CMinimum 10 degrees C

Clothing :Summer :April to October - Cotton

Winter :November to March - Woollen

Language :Assamese, Hindi and English

STD CODE/AREA CODE: 0361
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Access and Communication :

• Air : The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati is well connected by air with New Delhi, KoIkata, Mumbai and Chennai. Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Sahara Airlines operate regular flights to Guwahati and some other towns like Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Jorhat, Silchar, Agartala and Imphal.
• Rail : Guwahati is well connected by train with Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Jodhpur, Puri, Okha, Bangalore, Kochi, Thiruvanthapuram etc. Other important towns in the state are also well connected by train from Guwahati.
• Road : A network of roads connects Guwahati with all important cities in the neighbouring states and major cities in the country. Some of the road distances to important places in kilometre is as follows:

Road Distances from Guwahati : in kilometers

Agartala - 597

Dimapur - 280

Nagaon - 120

Aizawl - 538

Gangtok - 624

Orang - 140

Bagdogra - 523

Haflong - 355

Sivasagar - 369

Bhalukpung - 250

ltanagar - 420

Silchar - 398

Bomdila - 342

Jorhat - 309

Siliguri - 513

Cherrapunjee - 154

Kolkatta - 1182

Shillong - 100

Darjeeling - 587

Kalimpong - 582

Tawang - 532

Delhi - 2160

Kaziranga - 217

Tezpur - 181

Dibrugarh - 445

Lumding - 221

Tinsukia - 483

Digboi - 514

Mumbai - 3104

Tura - 284