Golaghat

Calm and scenic, Golaghat (Assamese: গোলাঘাট Golāghāṭ goh-lah-ghaht), one of the oldest urban agglomerations of Assam, has a beautiful landscape with several streams. Within the city limits, there are two wildlife preserves, a UNESCO-listed park, ancient ruins and sacred Hindu and Christian sites from the 17th and 19th centuries.

Understand
The history of this area dates back to the 9th century, but the city's name is much more recent. Golaghat is a city of five streams — the Dhansiri River and four tributaries — so not surprisingly, the city's name means "shop at the ferry landing", memorialising the Marwari shops that were established in the mid-20th century on the Dhansiri.

Golaghat remains a place of business. Other industries include tea growing and tourism.

Climate
The climate is sub-tropical and humid. Humidity is usually greatest in the morning.

Summers, winters and monsoons are the three main seasons. Summers have much more rainfall than winters. The average temperature and rainfall for the year are 24.0 °C and 1960 mm.

Get in
Golaghat has a good network of roadways and railways?

By plane
The easiest way to reach Golaghat is through Rowriah Airport in Jorhat, which is 35 km away. Air services operate flight services in the Jorhat – Kolkata and Jorhat – Guwahati routes from rest of the India. The fastest way to arrive at Guwahati from Golaghat takes 2h 58m, which is to take a taxi from Golaghat to Rowriah in Jorhat and then taking a Jorhat – Guwahati flight service.

By train
Train services operate from Golaghat railway station, and services are available from Dimapur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Guwahati. The important railway is at Furkating in Golaghat. There're direct train(s) from Golaghat to Guwahati, such as Ghy Intercity (15606). The minimum time a train takes to reach Guwahati from Golaghat is ~ 8hours.

By road
The major roads connecting to Golaghat and its surrounding areas are National Highway 37 and National Highway 39. NH 37 enters through Golaghat - Nagaon border at Bagori and it passes through places such as, Kohora and Kaziranga National Park. A road link also exists from Golaghat to Wokha in Nagaland.

By water
River transportation link on River Brahmaputra exists between Dhansiri Ghat in Golaghat district and Gomari Ghat in Sonitpur district.

See
Visiting Golaghat is an experience close to nature because of its landscape both for travellers and tourists alike. The major attractions of the place, the Natural History Museum, the British Cemetery, the Baptist Church, Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary, Garampani, Negheriting Shiva Doul and Deopahar Ruins are within the vicinity of, or close proximity to the city, making it an interesting destination for Assam travel itinerary. Taxi services, Safaris can be arranged from hotels and travel lodges.



Go next

 * Dimapur — largest urban centre of Nagaland
 * Jorhat — former capital of Ahom Kingdom
 * Kaziranga National Park — a, known for one-horned rhinos
 * Tezpur — historical urban centre of Assam