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Goalpara | |
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City | |
 A Goalpara Assam homestead | |
  Goalpara Location in Assam, India Show map of Assam Goalpara Goalpara (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°10′N90°37′E / 26.17°N 90.62°E /26.17; 90.62 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Goalpara |
| Government | |
| • Body | Goalpara Municipality Board |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 53,430 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS-18 |
| Website | goalpara |
Goalpara/ɡoʊɑːlˈpɑːrə/) is a city and the district headquarters ofGoalpara district,Assam, India. It is situated 134 kilometres (83 mi) to the west ofGuwahati.
The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or "the village of the milk men" (Yadav).[2] In local dialect, "para" means village.
Goalpara is located on the bank of the riverBrahmaputra.[3] It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet).
Hulukanda Hill, located at the heart of Goalpara on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, is one of the natural scenic views in the town, with various kinds of waterfowl and monkeys. There are some other bodies of water, such as HashilaBeel, Kumri Beel, andUrpad Beel. Hasila Beel and Urpad Beel Proposed as Reserve Forest (PRF) under Section 5 of the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891.The Urpad Beel becomes the centre of migratory birds during Oct-March. The evergreen forests on low hills create an undulating landscape.
Goalpara district consists of 8 blocks:
As of2011 Indian Census, Goalpara had a total population of 53,430, of which 26,970 were males and 26,460 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,125. The total number of literates in Goalpara was 39,627 which constituted 74.2% of the population with male literacy of 77.1% and female literacy of 71.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Goalpara was 83.8%, of which male literacy rate was 87.3% and female literacy rate was 80.2%. TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 6,158 and 1,702 respectively. Goalpara had 11,617 households in 2011.[6]
The largest religious group in the town are Muslims constituting 53.65% of the population. Hindus make up 44.99% and 1.36% are others.[4]
Assamese is the official language of the district and is spoken by 47.9% of the population, whileBengali is spoken by 46.8% andHindi spoken by 3.6%, and 1.7% Bodo and other languages as per 2011 census.[5] TheGoalpariya is the most commonly spoken dialect of Assamese in the town.
Some of the major educational institutions are:
Goalpara district consists of four assembly constituencies which are Goalpara East, Goalpara West, Jaleshwar and Dudhnoi. Goalpara town is under Goalpara East constituency, the current MLA is AK Rasheed Alam (INC)
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