Goalpara
Sign in to saveGoalpara () is a city and the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati.
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Place details
- Locality
- Goalpara
- Region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Population
- 53,430
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Goalpara
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Homestead in Goalpara.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A Goalpara Assam homestead
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- 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
- Goalpara
- Settlement.governing_body
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Goalpara district
- Population
- +56162
- Elevation
- +35
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Goalpara district
- Image
- River Transport in Goalpara.jpg
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Goalpara () is a city and the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati.
==Etymology== The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or "the village of the milk men" (Yadav). In local dialect, "para" means village.