About the District

Golaghat is an administrative district of Assam with headquarters located at Golaghat town. The district is bounded by the river Brahmaputra on the North; state of Nagaland on the South; district Jorhat on the East and Karbi Anglong and Nagaon district of Assam on the West.

Golaghat gets its name from the shops of the Marwari people who settled their business at the bank of river Dhansiri near Golaghat town during mid-20th century. Golaghat is a combination of two words - 'Gola' which means shop and 'Ghat' meaning the landing point of river ferry.

The district is also the gateway to Kaziranga National Park.

Attractions

Kaziranga National Park, Garampani, Neghereting Shiva Mandir, Deopahar Ruins -Numaligarh, Uncle Robin's Children Museum etc.

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Facts & Figures

Date of formation	15th of August 1987
Area	3,502 sq. km
Forest Land	1,036.27 sq. km
Latitude	25° 50' North to 26°47' North
Longitude	93°16' East to 94°10' East
Population (2001)	945781
Male	490370
Female	455411
Sex Ratio	929
Literacy Rate	70.36%
No. Of Sub-Division	3
No. of Tehsil	6
No. Of Blocks	8
No. of Towns	5
No. Of Villages	1081
Average rainfall	1300 mm
Temperature	Max.: 38 0C; Min.: 10 0C
Postal Code	785621
STD Code	03774

How to reach

Road: Golaghat district is well connected by roads – the national highways No. 37 and 38 are passing through the district. The NH 37 enters through Golaghat Nagaon border at Bagori and it passes through important places like Kohora, Kaziranga National Park, Bokakhat, Numaligarh town, Kamargaon, Dergaon before entering Jorhat District at Kakodonga River Bridge. The Golaghat town, the District headquarters, is situated on the PWD link road between NH 37 and NH 39. A road link also exists from Golaghat town to Wokha district of Nagaland.

Rail: Train services are available to Dimapur (Nagaland), Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Guwahati. Furkating is the main railway junction in the district. A train service also operates from Golaghat town station to Jorhat District. Important railway stations in the district are Sarupathar, Furkating and Kamarbondha.

Air: Golaghat district does not have its own airport. The nearest airport is Rowraiah near Jorhat at a distance of 55 Km from Golaghat town. Indian Airlines and Jet Air operate flight services in the Jorhat-Calcutta and Jorhat - Guwahati routes from this airport.

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