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Dispur

Locality in Guwahati city and Capital of Assam

Field	Value
name	Dispur
other_name	Downtown
settlement_type	Suburb, State capital city
image_skyline	File:Assam_Legislative_Assembly_complex_with_New_Assembly_Hall.jpg
image_caption	Assam Legislative Assembly complex
image_map	Guwahati collage.jpg
map_caption	Dispur View
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map	India Assam#India
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Assam
coordinates
subdivision_type	Region
subdivision_name	Northeast India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Assam
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Kamrup Metropolitan
established_title
government_type	Mayor-Council
governing_body	Guwahati Municipal Corporation
leader_title2	Governor / Chancellor
leader_name2	Gulab Chand Kataria
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	104.7
elevation_m	55–290
elevation_ft	180-955
population_total	734,577
population_as_of	2025
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Language
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Assamese
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	781005
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	91 - (0) 361 - XX XX XXX
registration_plate	AS - 01
blank1_name_sec2	Climate
blank1_info_sec2	Cwa
iso_code	IN-AS

Dispur (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Assam and is a suburb of Guwahati.

It became the capital in 1973, when Shillong the erstwhile capital, became the capital of the state of Meghalaya that was carved out of Assam.

Dispur is the seat of power of Government of Assam. The Assam Secretariat (Janata Bhawan) building is located in Dispur along with the Assam Legislative Assembly House, MLA Hostels and the State Emergency Operations Centre. The Assam Trunk road and the G S road pass through Dispur. To the south of Dispur lies the theologically important site of Basistha Ashram and the Shankardev Kalakshetra, a cultural centre created in the 1990s. Next to Dispur is the township of Jatia.

The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, one of the busiest tea trading facilities in the world, is located in the city.

Geography

The Bharalu river flows through the heart of the town.

Weather and Climate

Dispur, being a part of Guwahati, has warm summers and cold winters. Winters are also accompanied by occasional rainfalls that bring down the temperature further. Monsoon season in Dispur commences from the month of June. Dispur monsoons are usually accompanied by severe thunderstorms along with heavy downpours.

Politics

Dispur is part of Gauhati parliamentary constituency. BJP's Bijuli Kalita Medhi is the MP MLA of Dispur Assembly Constituency is Atul Bora from BJP.

Tourist attractions

Being the capital it is a well-planned locale. There are many tourist spots in Dispur, such as:

Shilpagram is famous for cultural and handicraft heritage of Assam and other northeastern states. Ethnic jewellery, carpets, silk saris, wooden and metal handicrafts are available here among others.
Basistha Ashram is six kilometres from Dispur. It is popular for a Lord Shiva temple. The temple spread across 835 bighas of land. It stands on the bank of mountain streams which originates from the hills of Meghalaya which in turn becomes river Basistha and Bharalu that flows through the city.
Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra is a cultural institution located at the Panjabari area of the region. The museum preserves the culture and tradition of Assam as well as the Northeast. It is named after the great cultural exponent and scholar of Assam Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva. Inside the museum, there are traditional jewellery, costumes, statues, articles, weapons, stone and inscriptions displaying the culture of Assam and the rest of the northeastern region.

Healthcare

Dispur is home to many hospitals and healthcare centres including Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC) Hospitals, Dispur Hospital, Dispur Polyclinic and Hospital and Capital State Dispensary.

References

[https://citypopulation.de/en/india/assam/admin/kamrup_metropolitan/02129__dispur/ Dispur (Revenue Circle, India)]
"52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
"Dispur". [[Oxford University Press]].
Bishnu Rabha. (1982). "Bishnu Rabha Rachanavali Vol. 1".
"Dispur Climate: Temperature & Weather by month".
"List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Election Commission of India.
"Gauhati Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results {{!}} Times of India".
"Assam Legislative Assembly".

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