Gohpur
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Gohpur is a town and a town area committee in Sonitpur district in the India
India
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States and territories of India
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 of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

.It is one of the famous historic places of Assam where the famous freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua born.

Geography

Gohpur is located at 26.88°N 93.63°E. It has an average elevation of 69 metres (226 feet).It also connect Itanagar
Itanagar
Itanagar is the capital of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar is situated at the foothills of Himalayas. It comes administratively under Papum Pare district....

 capital of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...

 via NH 52. While Itanagar is only 31 KM from Gohpur through NH 52A. It also connects to Majuli and Jorhat small ships through The Brahmaputra.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, 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.

Politics

Gohpur is part of Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Assembly segments:Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :* Dhekiajuli* Barchalla* Tezpur* Rangapara* Sootea* Biswanath* Behali* Gohpur* Bihpuria-Members of Parliament:...

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And Gohpur Assembly Constituenncy is one of the biggest in Assm that spread from Buroi to Hawajan in the entire North Bank of Assam.
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