Gohpur | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Alt: | Gohpur railway station |
Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Assam, India |
Coordinates: | 26.88°N 93.63°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Biswanath |
Established Date: | 26 January 2000 |
Leader Title2: | Civil SDO |
Leader Name2: | Lukumoni Borah, Assam Civil Service |
Leader Party: | BJP |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Utpal Borah (BJP) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 269 |
Population Total: | 2,65,867 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Assamese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 784168 |
Registration Plate: | AS-32 |
Iso Code: | IN-AS |
Gohpur (IPA: ˌgəʊəˈpʊə) is a town and headquarters of Gohpur sub-division in Biswanath district in the Indian state in Assam. It is a historical place of 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.[1]
Gohpur is located at 26.88°N 93.63°W.[2] 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.[3] 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.
India census,[4] Gohpur had a population of 121,380. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gohpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gohpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Gohpur is part of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.[5] The Gohpur Assembly Constituency is one of the largest in Assam, spreading from Buroi to Hawajan along the North Bank of Assam. Utpal Borah is the MLA from Gohpur and Ranjit Dutta is the MP of Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.