About Golaghat District

Golaghat District is one among 25 Districts of Assam State ,India. Golaghat District Administrative head quarter is Golaghat. It is is Located 264 KM west towards State capital Dispur . Golaghat District population is 1058674. It is 13 th Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Golaghat District

It is Located at Latitude-26.5, Longitude-93.9. Golaghat District is sharing border with Jorhat District to the North , Dimapur District to the South , Sonitpur District to the west , Wokha District to the South . It is sharing Border with Meghalaya State to the west , Nagaland State to the South . Golaghat District occupies an area of approximately 3502 square kilometres. . Its in the 95 meters to 123 meters elevation range.This District belongs to Eastern India .

Climate of Golaghat District

It is cold in summer. Golaghat District summer highest day temperature is in between 26 ° C to 36° C .
Average temperatures of January is 15 ° C , February is 19 ° C , March is 23 ° C , April is 25 ° C , May is 26 ° C .

DemoGraphics of Golaghat District

Assamese is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Bengali, English . Golaghat District is divided into 8 Tehsils , Panchayats , 108 Villages.

Census 2011 of Golaghat District

Golaghat district Total population is 1058674 according to census 2011.Males are 539864 and Females are 518810 .Literate people are 700419 among total.Its total area is 3502 km². It is the 13 th largest district in the state by Population . But 6 th Largest District in the state By Area. 426 th Largest District in the Country By Population. 8 th highest District in the State By literacy rate. 198 th highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 78.31

Golaghat District Tourism

Golaghat , are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Temples in Golaghat District

Negheriting Shiva Doul, are the famous temple in Golaghat District

Golaghat Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Golaghat is well connected by road . Golaghat is about 264 KM by road to Dispur( Capital of Assam )

Rail Transport

Some of the rail way stations in district are Furkating Jn , Sarupathar , Numoligarh , Khumtai , Rangaliting , Badulipar , Barpathar , Golaghat .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport

Assam State Transport Corporation ( ASTC) runs Busses from Major cities to Towns and Villages in this District.