Kamrup Metropolitan District

Population: 1517202 (2011)

State: Assam

Language: Assamese

Headquarters: Guwahati

 

Date of formation: Kamrup Metropolitan District was carved out of Kamrup District on 3rd February 2003.      

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 Metropolitan District

 

North: Darrang District and Kamrup District, Assam

South: Meghalaya and Kamrup District, Assam

East: Marigaon District, Assam

West: Kamrup District, Assam

 

Kamrup Metropolitan District Average Rainfall: 1717.7 mm

Kamrup Metropolitan District Average Temperature in Summer: 29 deg C

Kamrup Metropolitan District Average Temperature in Winter: 19 deg C

Average Humidity: 75%

 

KAMRUP METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Brahmaputra River

Sub Division: Guwahati Sadar

Revenue Circles: Sonapur Gaon, Chandrapur Bagicha, Dispur, Guwahati, Azara, North Guwahati

Assembly Constituencies: Jalukbari, Dispur, Gauhati East, Gauhati West

 

Kamrup Metropolitan District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Aswaklanta

2. Balaji Temple

3. Deepor Beel

4. Kamakhya Temple

5. Umananda Temple

6. Nabagraha

7. Gandhi Mandap

8. Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra

9. State Zoo cum Botonical Garden

10. Guwahati Planetarium

11. Assam State Museum

12. Museum of Veterinary Science

13. Navagraha Temple

14. Nilachal Temple

15. Basistha Temple

16. Digholi Pukhuri

 

Kamrup Metropolitan District Facts: There are two tea estates in this district namely Sonapur Tea Estate and Sunchali Tea Estate.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, paddy, coconut, sugarcane, orange, pineapple, lemon, coconut

 

What is Kamrup Metropolitan District Famous For: Guwahai Refinery, the first public sector refinery in India inaugurated on 1st January 1962

 

Educational Institutions: Gauhati University, Cotton College, Handique Girls College, Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Indian Institute of Technology, Assam Engineering College, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Assam Engineering Institute

 

Hospitals: Guwahati Medical College Hospital, International Hospitals, Army Base Hospital, Arya Hospitals, Pulse Diagnostics, Sankar Madhab Hospital, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Nemcare Hospital

 

Famous People From Kamrup Metropolitan District: Bhabananda Deka, Jim Ankan Deka, Somdev Devvarman, Utpal Dutta, Arnab Goswami, Jeetumoni Kalita, Aruni Kashyap, Neeraj Kayal

 

Kamrup Metropolitan District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Kamrup Metropolitan District