North Guwāhāti
Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India.
Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest 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 seat of the Government of Assam. The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the 10th busiest in India, and the busiest in the Assam and North-East of the country. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra. Guwahati is divided into two separate revenue districts:-Kamrup Metropolitan district and Kamrup Rural district. The city is known as the "gateway to North East India".
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Worth seeing in and around North Guwāhāti
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Assam Cricket Association Stadium
The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as Barsapara Cricket Stadium and officially named Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India.
3.2 km · cricket stadium Guwahati, Assam, India · Wikipedia - 02Umananda Temple
Umananda Devaloi is a Shiva temple located on the Umananda Island in the middle of the river Brahmaputra, Assam. Brahmaputra just opposite the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup or the Kachari Ghat in Guwahati.
2.7 km · temple in Assam, India · Wikipedia - 03Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Nehru Stadium, also known as the RG Baruah Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium.
1.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04Assam State Museum
Assam State Museum, previously Assam Provincial Museum, is located in the southern end of Dighalipukhuri tank which is in the heart of Guwahati city, Assam. The Museum was established by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti in 1940.
1.6 km · museum in Assam, India · Wikipedia - 05Cotton University
Cotton University, formerly known as Cotton College, is a public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established in 2017 by the provisions of an Act from the Assam Legislative Assembly which merged Cotton College State University and Cotton College.
1.6 km · state public university in Kamrup Metro, Assam, India · Wikipedia - 06Sukreswar Temple
The Sukreswar Temple is an important Shiva temple in the state of Assam in India. It has one of the largest Lingam of Lord Shiva.
1.8 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 07Ugro Tara Temple
Ugratara Devalaya is a temple dedicated to Ugratara located in the western side of Jor Pukhury tanks in the heart of Guwahati city in the Lotaxil locality in Northeast India. The Ugratara Temple in Uzan Bazaar in the eastern part of Guwahati, Assam, is a Shakti shrine.
2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 08Doul Govinda Temple
Doul Govinda Temple ˈvɪndə) is one of the important temples of Kamrup, Assam, India. It is situated on the northern banks, on the foothills of Chandra Bharati hill at Rajaduar, North Guwahati.
3.9 km · Hindu temple in India · Wikipedia - 09Guwahati Theatre Festival
Guwahati Theatre Festival is an annual theatre festival held in Guwahati city of Assam state, India. The festival is organized by G Plus, an English-language weekly tabloid newspaper in Guwahati.
1.3 km · theatre festival in Guwahati, Assam · Wikipedia - 10Handique Girls College
Handique Girls College or Guwahati Girls College is a constituent college of the University of Gauhati. It is one of the oldest colleges located in the Indian state of Assam and offers undergraduate courses in Arts and Science.
1.7 km · college in Assam · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Guwahati Planetarium
A great place to visit for science geeks and also for lovers of entertainment.
- 02Ropeway
The aerial lift across both banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati.
- 03Accoland
Rani Rd.
- 04Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
It is known for hosting rare and endangered birds and animals.
- 05Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden
- 06Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary
A wildlife sanctuary south of the city.
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Where to eat
There are many good dhabas on the main roads, highways and at the outskirts of the city.
- 01City Dhaba
Bora Service, Ulubari.
- 02Dispur Dhaba
Zoo Road, Ganeshguri.
- 03Get Tagged
Zoo Road,.
- 04Hotel Shyama
AK Azad Road, Rehabari.
- 05JBs
G S Rd, Christian Basti.
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Getting to North Guwāhāti
- Airports
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (GAU), 18 km · Osmany (ZYL), 135 km · Bir Tikendrajit (IMF), 267 km
- Stations
- Guwahati railway station, 1.3 km
- Imphal → North Guwāhāti271 km · quickest by air, 4h 24m · ₹4,830–7,400
- Siliguri → North Guwāhāti333 km · quickest by air, 4h 28m · ₹5,280–8,090
- Kolkata → North Guwāhāti528 km · quickest by air, 4h 56m · ₹6,520–9,990
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No local-transport research exists yet for North Guwāhāti
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for North Guwāhāti. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe hill stations of Shillong and Tura are connected by scheduled helicopter services run by Pawan Hans.
- Get aroundIf you can not go on the river cruise, at least cross the river on the ferry.
- Get aroundFerries provide transport to the local people - they leave the jetty at Fancy Bazar every half an hour and the round trip will take around 45 minutes.
- Go nextMeghalaya state transport provides several buses departing in the morning and also regular shared 7-passenger jeep service for ₹170 (more comfortable than the usual 10-pax Sumo) from the bus terminal south of the train station.
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Next door to North Guwāhāti
North Guwāhāti is 1 km from Guwahati, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Guwahatilargest city in the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in Northeastern India1 km
- Dispurlocality in Guwahti, India and seat of the Assam government3.5 km
- Kamrup Metropolitan districtdistrict of Assam, India1.8 km
- Anand Nagarhuman settlement3.1 km
- Rajaduarvillage in Assam, India3.7 km
- Pan Bazaarhuman settlement in India1.2 km