Gohpur (IPA: ˌgəʊəˈpʊə) is a town and headquarter of Gohpur sub-division in

Biswanath district Biswanath (IPA: ˌbɪswəˈnɑːθ ˈtʃɑːrɪˌælɪ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It is one of newly created district in the year by 2015, declared by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on 15 August 2015. The dis ...

in the

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. It is a historical place of Assam, where the famous freedom fighter

Kanaklata Barua Kanaklata Barua (Assamese : কনকলতা বৰুৱা ; 22 December 1924 – 20 September 1942), also called Birbala and Shaheed (martyr), was an Indian independence activist and AISF leader who was shot dead by the Indian Imperial Po ...

was born. The current MLA from the Gohpur constituency is

Utpal Borah Utpal Borah is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Gohpur constituency. He is also selected as the BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a p ...

and Dipan Barman, ACS is the current Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) or Civil SDO of Gohpur.

Geography

Gohpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 269 m (883 feet). The distance between

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

and Gohpur is 299 km by road and 266 km by train; aerial distance is 208 km. Gohpur also connects

Itanagar Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharlag ...

, capital of

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, via NH 15. Itanagar is only 31 km from Gohpur via NH 52A. It also connects to Majuli and Jorhat by small ships through the

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

Demographics

India

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, Gohpur had a population of 121,380. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gohpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gohpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Gohpur Gohpur (IPA: ˌgəʊəˈpʊə) is a town and headquarter of Gohpur sub-division in Biswanath district in the Indian state of Assam. It is a historical place of Assam, where the famous freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was born. The current MLA fr ...

is part of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. The Gohpur Assembly Constituency is one of the largest in Assam, spreading from Buroi to Hawajan along the North Bank of Assam.

is the MLA from Gohpur.

Pallab Lochan Das Pallab Lochan Das (born December 31, 1978 in Biswanath Chariali, Assam) is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 (from Behali Vidhan Sabha constituency) and 2016 from Rang ...

is the MP of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Historical Places

* 1. Maa Kalyani Than (মা কল্যাণী থান ) * 2. Jaronial Sattra * 3. Golchepa Surya Temple * 4. Govinda Elengi Sattra * 5. Sri Sri Kamdewal Sattra * 6. Sri Sri Dakshinpat Sattra * 7. Basudev Doul * 8. Fulbari Dewaloy * 9. Dhondi Doul *10.Fuloguri Than *11. Vedh Vidya mandir (Gamiri) *12. Bholaguri Than

Educational Institution

Chaiduar College Chaiduar College, established in 1967, is one of the oldest undergraduate, coeducational college situated in Gohpur of Chaiduar region, Assam. This college is affiliated with the Gauhati University. The college was subsequently placed under de ...

(ছয়দুৱাৰ মহাবিদ্যালয়) * Goldstein English School * Gohpur Higher Secondary School * Gohpur Collegiate High School * Gohpur Girls High School * Kanaklata Girls High School * Uttar Gohpur High School * Gohpur Bodo High School * Gyan Bharati Public School * Sankardev Sishu Niketan (শংকৰদেৱ শিশু নিকেতন) * St. Joseph High School * Gohpur Town School * St. John Bosco School * Morning Star High School * Stella Maris School * Darwin Junior College * New Scholar's Academy

References

Cities and towns in Biswanath district Biswanath district {{Assam-geo-stub