Gohpur

Gohpur is a town and a town area committee in Biswanath district in the Indian state of Assam. It is a historical place of Assam, where the famous freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was born.GeographyGohpur is located at. It has an average elevation of 69 m (226 feet). The distance between Guwahati and Gohpur is 285 km by road and 266 km by rails. Aerial distance is 208 km. Gohpur also connects Itanagar, capital of Arunachal Pradesh, via NH 52. Itanagar is only 31 km from Gohpur through NH 52A. It also connects to Majuli and Jorhat by small ships through the Brahmaputra.DemographicsIndia census, Gohpur had a population of 9408. 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. The main tribes living in this area are Karbi, Bodo, Mishing.PoliticsGohpur is part of Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. Gohpur Assembly Constituency is one of the biggest in Assam that spreads from Buroi to Hawajan in the North Bank of Assam.