Santipur is a locality in
Guwahati
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Assam
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India
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, near the south bank of the river
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. I ...
. It is near Bharalumukh.
Zip code is 781009.
There are temples, Namghar and a mosque located in the area. Santipur is well known for the Pragjyotish College.
Education
Sonaram High School, Pragjyotish College, Sun Flower English School, Santipur L.P. School are located here.
Famous personality
Arnab Goswami
Arnab or Arnav is a first name popular in India, and means "ocean" in Sanskrit. It also means "rabbit" in Arabic. Notable people with the name include:
* Arnab Basu, game designer, video-games producer; known for Tomb Raider series
* Arnab Chakra ...
is an Indian journalist, the editor-in-chief and a news anchor of the Indian news channel Times Now and ET Now, hails from this locality.
See also
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Pan Bazaar
Pan Bazaar (also spelled as Panbazar) (অসমীয়া: পানবজাৰ) is a locality in Guwahati, India surrounded by localities of Paltan Bazaar, Ambari and Fancy Bazaar. Situated on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, it is ...
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Paltan Bazaar
Paltan Bazaar is a locality of Guwahati, Assam. It is surrounded by the localities of Pan Bazaar, Uloobari, Rehabari, Fancy Bazaar. Its location in the central part of the city-centre is the hub for transportation and hotels in Guwahati, Assam. ...
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Beltola
Beltola is a prime residential area in the southern part of Guwahati, Assam.
Mythical sources claimed that the word Beltola comes from the word Bilvapatra, which means leaves of Bael tree, used in religious ceremonies. It was said that in ol ...
References
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Neighbourhoods in Guwahati