Sualkuchi

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Place details

Locality: Sualkuchi
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 13,917
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sualkuchi
Settlement.other_name: Soalkuchi
Settlement.nickname: Manchester of Assam
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Sualkuchi Budhram Madhab Satradhikar College.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sualkuchi Budhram Madhab Satradhikar College
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam#India
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: Kamrup
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 35
Settlement.population_total: 14129
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Encyclopedic overview

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Silk center
Geography
Demographics
References

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Sualkuchi (Pron: ˈsʊɑ:l��kʊʧɪ, ) is a census town in Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra, about 35 km from Guwahati, Sualkuchi is a block of Kamrup District. It has large number of cottage industry engaged in handloom, for which it is also known as the "Manchester of Assam".

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