Abhayapuri
Sign in to saveAbhayapuri (IPA: /ɔ.bʱɔ.ja.pu.ɹi/ or alternatively /ə.bʱə.jaː.pu.ɾiː/) is a town in the Bongaigaon district and 21 km away from Bongaigaon town. It is the headquarters of the North Salmara sub-division. It is surrounded by natural forests and hills, and is located on National Highway 31, about 200 km west of Guwahati. Its nearest airport is at Azara, Guwahati and Rupsi and its nearest railway station is Abhayapuri Railway Station.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Abhayapuri
- Settlement.nickname
- Devadaru Nagari
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- thumbnai Abhayapuri
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- India Assam#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Assam, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Assam
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bongaigaon
- Settlement.government_type
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bongaigaon district
- Elevation
- +36
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Bijni Kingdom
- Rulers of Abhayapuri (Bijni Kingdom)
- Archaeological Monuments
- People and culture
- Demographics
- Educational institutes
- Politics
- Places of interest
- Kakoijana reserved forest
- Koya Kujia Eco Park
- Astha Nature's Home
- References
Abhayapuri (IPA: /ɔ.bʱɔ.ja.pu.ɹi/ or alternatively /ə.bʱə.jaː.pu.ɾiː/) is a town in the Bongaigaon district and 21 km away from Bongaigaon town. It is the headquarters of the North Salmara sub-division. It is surrounded by natural forests and hills, and is located on National Highway 31, about 200 km west of Guwahati. Its nearest airport is at Azara, Guwahati and Rupsi and its nearest railway station is Abhayapuri Railway Station.
==History== Abhayapuri was the third capital (after 1897) of the Bijni kingdom that was established by king Bijit Narayan alias Chandra Narayan in 1671. Bijit Narayan was the son of Parikshit Narayan who was the grandson of Sukladhwaj alias Chilarai, the Koch general and the younger brother of Nara Narayan, the ruler of Koch dynasty of Kamata Kingdom in the 16th century.