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Jatia
Neighbourhood in Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, India

Jatia

Jatia is a locality in the city of Guwahati.

Plan a trip to Jatia→From Imphal

It is speculated to be the ancient capital of Assam, known under the name of Pragjyotishpura.

How locals move

Getting around Jatia the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Guwahati, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Jacquesverlaeken (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.