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BGR Township, India
BGR Township (Bongaigaon Refinery Township) is a census town in Bongaigaon Urban Agglomeration, India. It is near the National Highway 31. Guest Houses * Manas Guest House * Deosri Guest House * Manjira House Clubs * RCCC Club & Auditorium * Champa Club & Play Hub Schools # BGR HS School # Delhi Public School, Dhaligaon # Natakachal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Transport Transportation facilities for the town are the same as those of Bongaigaon City. Train Bongaigaon falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. There are two stations in Bongaigaon: New Bongaigaon railway station (2nd largest railway junction of Assam state) and Bongaigaon (old) station. Major trains serving Bongaigaon with major cities are Guwahati Rajdhani Express, Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express, Saraighat Express, Brahmaputra Mail, North-East Express, Guwahati Bangalore Express, Guwahati Ernakulam Express, Kamrup Express. It is the largest station in Western Assam after Guwahat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held '' de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guwahati Rajdhani Express
''Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express'' is one of the premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Expresses of Indian Railways. It connects in Delhi and in Assam. History * The first version of this train was inaugurated on 26 October 1996 as Guwahati Rajdhani Express which ran via Barauni. It was flagged off by Ram Vilas Paswan (former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service. The frequency was later increased to tri-weekly in 1997. * Later, on 11 January 1999, the Second set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Chhapra. It was flagged off by Nitish Kumar (former Minister of Railways) which runs as a bi-weekly service. * After that, on 24 March 2010, the third set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Muzaffarpur. It was flagged off by Mamata Banerjee (former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service. * Later due to public demand in 2012, The three sets of Rajdhani was extended up to Dibrugarh and runs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital city is Kohima and its largest city is Dimapur. The state has an area of with a population of 1,980,602 as per the 2011 Census of India, making it one of the smallest states in India.Census of India 2011 Govt of India Nagaland became the 16th state of India on 1 December 1963. It is home to a rich variety of natural, cultural and environmental resources. Nagaland is a mountainous state and lies between the parallels of 95 and 94 degrees east longitude and 25.2 and 27.0 degrees latitude north. The high-profile |
Dimapur
Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the Dhansiri River. Its main railway station is the second busiest station in Northeast India. Etymology The name Dimapur is derived from the Dimasa words; ''Di'' means "water", ''ma'' means "large" and ''pur'' (sanskrit word) means "city", translating to "Big-river-city", associated with the meaning of "Kachari" which is "people of the river valley" and after the river which flows through it (Dhansiri). There are two accounts of the way in which Dimapur got its name: many writers are of the opinion that the name 'Dimapur' was derived from Dimasa Kachari words ''Di''-meaning water, ''Ma''-meaning big and ''Pur''-meaning city or township in the Dimasa dialect; while others contend that Dimapur is a corruption of ''Hidimbapur'', meaning the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalpara
Goalpara, Pron: ) is the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati. Etymology The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or The village of the milk men (Yadav). In local dialect, "para" means village. Geography Goalpara is located on the bank of the river Brahmaputra. It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). Goalpara is endowed with scenic beauty. Hulukanda Hill, located at the heart of Goalpara on the bank of the Brahmaputra river, is one of the natural scenic views in the town, with various kinds of waterfowl and monkeys. There are some other bodies of water such as Hashila beel, Kumri beel, and Urpad Beel. The Urpad Beel becomes the centre of migratory birds during Oct-March. The evergreen forests on low hills create an undulating landscape. Goalpara district consists of 8 blocks: *Balijana *Jaleswar *Kharmuza *Krishnai *Kuchdhowa *Lakhipur * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naranarayan Setu
Naranarayan Setu ( as, নৰনাৰায়ণ সেতু) (IPA - nərəˈna:ra:jənə ˈseɪtu:) is the third bridge to have been constructed over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. It is a double-deck bridge with a railway track on the lower deck and a road on the upper deck. It has a length of 2.284 kilometres and connects Jogighopa, a town of Bongaigaon District on the north with Pancharatna, a town of Goalpara District on the south. The bridge was inaugurated on 15 April 1998 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India at that time. Construction was carried out by the consortium oThe Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited(BBJ) The approximate cost of construction of this bridge is Rs. 301 crore. This bridge is located on route of National Highway 17, erstwhile route NH-37. Naming The Naranarayan Setu is named after Nara Narayan Naranarayan (reign 1554–1587) was the last ruler of the undivided Koch dynasty of Kamata Kingdom. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority. The area's early history featured a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population. Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub-capital. The state is known for its waterfalls, hills and holy places; Baidyanath Dham, Parasnath, Dewri and Rajrappa are major religious sites. The state was formed on 15 November 2000, after carving out what was previously the southern half of Bihar. Jharkhand suffers from what is sometimes termed a resource curse: it accounts for more than 40% of the mineral resources of India, but 39.1% of its population is below the poverty line and 19.6% of children under five years of age are malnourished. Jharkhand is primarily rural, with about 24% of its population living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamrup Express
The ''Kamrup Express'' is a daily Express train which connects Howrah (Kolkata) in West Bengal with Dibrugarh, a major town in upper Assam. Originally the train ran between Howrah and Guwahati (which is the district headquarters of Kamrup district, Assam), hence the name. Later it was extended to Dibrugarh Town after the successful conversion of Guwahati– Lumding–Dibrugarh from meter gauge to broad gauge.Now the train has been divided in 2 pairs respectively with two routes.1.15959/60 runs Via GHY-LMG-DBRG.2.15961/62 runs via RNY-RPAN-NLP-DBRG through Bogibeel Bridge Vice-Versa. The train belongs to Northeast Frontier Railway of Indian Railways and is operated by Tinsukia division of NF Railway. The train is numbered as 15959/15960. 15961/15962 Schedule 15959 departs Howrah every day at 18:00 hrs. and reaches Dibrugarh on the day following the day after, at 05:55 in the morning, covering a distance of 1532 km in 35 hrs 55 mins with an average moving speed of 43 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guwahati Bangalore Express
Kaziranga Tri-weekly Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati the capital of Assam and Bangalore the capital of Karnataka in India. It is currently being operated with 12509/12510 train numbers on tri-weekly basis. Overview The train is named after the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam. It is a very common train in this route. It runs thrice in a week and passes through important states such as Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The train also passes through Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have the stoppage there. The 12510/Guwahati–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2973 km in 52h 30m. The 12509/SMVT Bengaluru –Guwahati Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers the same distance in 53h 55m. Timings The train departs from Platform #7 of Guw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East Express
The 12505 / 12506 ''North East Express'' is a daily Superfast train of Indian Railways, which runs between Kamakhya Junction (Guwahati, the largest city of Assam and the largest city of North Eastern region of India) and Anand Vihar near New Delhi (capital of India). It connects North Eastern India to New Delhi, hence the name. The train belongs to NF railway zone of Indian Railways (headquarters at Maligaon, Guwahati). The coaches of this train belongs to Kamakhya coaching depot of Lumding Division of NF Railway. The North East Express succeeded the legendary Assam Mail in 1986. But halt pattern and timings of later introduced Sikkim Mahananda Express (first introduced between Delhi and Katihar) corresponds more to the Assam Mail's BG segment. The train runs along the Barauni–Guwahati line, Mokama–Barauni section and Howrah–Delhi main line. Service The train is numbered as 12505/12506. Originally North East Express was not a Superfast and had service numbers 921 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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