Gohpur

Gohpur (IPA: ˌgəʊəˈpʊə) is a town and headquarters of the Gohpur sub-division in Biswanath district in the Indian state of Assam. It is a historical place in Assam where the famous freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was born. The current MLA from the Gohpur constituency is Utpal Borah and Lukumoni Borah ACS is the current Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) or Civil SDO of Gohpur.

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Place details

Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 12,223
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gohpur
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Gohpur railway station.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Gohpur railway station
Settlement.image_caption: Gohpur railway station
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
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: Biswanath
Settlement.established_date: 26 January 2000
Settlement.leader_title2: Civil SDO
Settlement.leader_name2: Lukumoni Borah, Assam Civil Service
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.leader_title3: MLA

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Encyclopedic overview

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Demographics
Politics
Education
Notable people
References

==Geography== Gohpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 269 m (883 feet). Guwahati and Gohpur are 299 km by road and 266 km by train; the aerial distance is 208 km. Gohpur also connects Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, via NH 15. Itanagar is only 31 km from Gohpur via NH 52A. It also connects to Majuli and Jorhat by small ships through the Brahmaputra.

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