North Guwahati is northern part of city of Guwahati

Guwahati

Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...

 and a town area committee in Kamrup district in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

.This town which abounds in historical places and picnic spots. National Highway 31

National Highway 31 (India)

National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...

 passes through North Guwahati.

Geography

North Guwahati is located at 26.18°N 91.72°E. It has an average elevation of 54 m (177.2 ft).

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, North Guwahati had a population of 16,131. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. North Guwahati has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 68%. In North Guwahati, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

North Guwahati abounds with historical temples like Dirgheswari Deavalay (temple or shrine), Mani-karneswar Devalay, Aswaklanta Devalay, Rudreswar Devalay, Auniati Satra, etc. Goddess Durga is worshipped in the Dirgheswari Devalay. Surrounded by evergreen trees and a fast-flowing brook, it is a beautiful spot for picnic. Another beautiful spot is Manikoreneswar Devalay situated on a hill on the back of the river Brahmaputra. Aswaklanta, another historical place, stands on the bank of the river Brahmaputra.

Major industries are set up in North Guwahati.

IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati is situated here amidst scenic hills and lakes. This is the only IIT

IIT

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 of the entire North East

North-East India

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