Golaghat City

Golaghat City

Golaghat  which was one of the largestsubdivisions of Assam later, elevated to the position of a full-fledgeddistrict of Assam on 15 August 1987 andis a sister town to Jorhat which is about 55 km away.The place had been elevated to a subdivision away back in 1846. Golaghat hasone of the oldest social – literature/rhetorical congresses of Assam.Golaghatis known for its notable contribution in India's Freedom Struggle, Arts, Literature and Culture and Sports

Distance FromGolaghat.

Delhi         :- 2027km       

Tezpur      :- 140 km

Lucknow  :- 1556 km

Tinsukiya  :- 235 km

How To ReachGolaghat.

By Road :- The N/H 37 and theN/H 38 passes through this district and this greatly facilitates travel byroadways. Anumber of private and government buses operating through the state of Assamprovide services to Golaghat as well.

By Rail :- The major railwaystation situated in the district of golaghat are Sarupathar, furkating andkamarbondha. From here. Train services are available to Dimapur , Tinsukiya,Dibrugarh and Guwahati. A train service also operates from the Golaghat townstation to Jorhat District.

By Air :- Though the districtdoes not have an airport of its own, Rowriah Airport in the city of Jorhatserves as the nearest airport, situated at a distance of 55 km. Major airlines,like the Indian Airlines and Jet Airways, conduct regular flight service fromthis airport, especially on the Jorhat-Kolkata and Jorhat-Guwahati routes.Apart from Jorhat, other nearby airports are Mohanbari Airport at Dibrugarh andDimapur Airport.

Education inGolaghat.

Golaghat is known to many government school andprivate school operating here. The place has good old institution which havegot their distinctive credit in terms of academic performance and record highscores in the past when compared with other institution equivalents of similarrepute in Assam.

Debraj Roy college

Golaghat Commerce college

Indian Technical Institute, Golaghat