Agarwal Packers and Movers Gauripur

Gauripur is a semi-urban town of Assam. It is 228 km away from Guwahati city. It is situated at an elevation of 26 m above sea level. As of the 2011 India census, Gauripur had a population of 25,124. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gauripur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 81%, and female literacy at 69%. In Gauripur, 11% of the population is under six years of age. Here, the locals speak Bengali Assamese and English.

The establishment of the town and the name "Gauripur" has an interesting story associated with the main architect of Gauripur, Raja Pratap Chandra Barua. It is believed that Raja Barua was hunting in the forest and came across a frog eating a snake. He was astonished to see this unnatural and unheard-of sight. Being a strong devotee of the Goddess Mahamaya, he was convinced that what he saw was a supernatural message for him. Shortly afterwards, he established a temple for Goddess Mahamaya and named it Gauripur after the alias "Gauri" of Mahamaya

Climate

Gauripur has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), being a little too cool to qualify as a tropical monsoon climate. The "cool" or winter season from November to February is warm to very warm during the afternoon, and pleasantly cool in the morning. The "hot" season of March and April is indeed hot and sees increasing humidity and rain, leading into the oppressively humid and extremely wet monsoon season from May to the middle of October.

How to Reach

By Air: Lokpriya Gopinath bordoloi international airport connects this town to the rest of the world. It is at a distance of 240 km which can be covered in 4 hours and 55 minutes. From the airport, passengers can take local buses, autos or cabs to reach their destination.

By Train: The nearest railway station is the Gauripur railway station which is at a distance of 1km from the main town. Passengers prefer local transport to reach their destination from the railway station.

By Road: Guwahati has a wide network of interconnected highways extending throughout the country. One can enter Gauripur from Guwahati via the NH17. This is a 227 km long road which takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to cover. Apart from this, there are frequent buses from other major cities of the country to Gauripur.

Closest Branch

The closest branch is situated in Guwahati at a distance of 227km. This proximity makes customers comfortable and convenient to call in to use their services.