Kamrup District

Population: 1517202 (2011)

State: Assam

Language: Assamese, Kamrupi

Headquarters: Guwahati

 

Area: 3480 square kilometers

Density of population: 436 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 72.81 % - Male: 77.64 %, Female: 67.69 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:946

 

Boundaries of Kamrup District

 

North: Udalguri District and Baksa District, Assam

South: Meghalaya

East: Darrang District and Kamrup Metropolitan District, Assam

West: Goalpara District and Nalbari District, Assam

 

Kamrup District Rainfall: 1500 mm to 2600 mm

Kamrup District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 38.5 deg C

Kamrup District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 7 deg C

 

KAMRUP DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Brahmaputra, Puthimari, Bornoi, Nona, Kulsi, Pagladiya, Kalajal

Sub Divisions: Guwahati, Rangia

Revenue Divisions: Boko, Chamaria Satra, Chhaygaon, Hajo, Nagarbera, North Guwahati, Palasbari, Goroimari Bilorian, Rangia, Goreswar, Kamarpur

Assembly Constituencies: Boko, Chhaygaon, Palasbari, Hajo, Kamarpur, Rangia

Reserve Forests: Pantan, Kilaghat, Dimili, Simila, Ghorapota, Jarabari, Sursaria, Dhalagaon, Chaygaon, Cohai, Singra, Jurikuchi, Luki, Pakharapara, Maiman, Girang, Uttar Lampathar, Borjuli, Boradoba, Aporikola, Garbhanga

 

Kamrup District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Madan Kamdev Temple

2. Saraighat War Memorial Park

3. Hayagriva Madhab Temple

4. Poa Macca

5. Daul Govinda Mandir

6. Siddheswar Devalaya

7. Sualkuchi

8. Aswaklanta Temple

9. Dirgheswari Temple

 

Kamrup District Facts: Assam was known as Kamarupa in ancient times and this district was named after that.            

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rice, cotton, timber, oilseeds, sugar, betelnuts, coconut

 

Major Industrial Products: Hardware, electric goods

 

What is Kamrup District Famous For: Diparbeel Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Educational Institutions: North Gauhati College, Rangia College, Goreswar College

 

Hospitals: Tolaram Bafna Civil Hospital, North Guwahati PHC

 

Famous People From Kamrup District: Amzad Ali, Jahnu Barua, Rudra Baruah, Dipankar Bhattacharjee, Bijoya Chakravarty, Yumnam Chanu, Shatarupa Chatterjee, Mitra Phukan, Siddhartha Sarma, Jayanta Talukdar

 

Kamrup District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Kamrup District