Dispur
Suburb
The Secretariat of Assam
The Secretariat of Assam
Dispur is located in Guwahati
Dispur
Dispur
Dispur is located in Assam
Dispur
Dispur
Dispur is located in India
Dispur
Dispur
Coordinates: 26°8′23″N 91°47′33″E / 26.13972°N 91.79250°E / 26.13972; 91.79250
CountryIndia
StateAssam
RegionWestern Assam
DistrictKamrup Metropolitan
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • BodyGuwahati Municipal Corporation
 • Governor / ChancellorGulab Chand Kataria
Elevation
55–290 m (180−955 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total534,872
Language
 • OfficialAssamese[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
781005
Telephone code91 - (0) 361 - XX XX XXX
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Vehicle registrationAS - 01
ClimateCwa

Dispur (/dɪsˈpʊər/,[2] Assamese: [ˈdispuɹ] ⓘ) 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[3] 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.

Climate data for Dispur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 29.1
(84.4)		 29.6
(85.3)		 29.6
(85.3)		 29.8
(85.6)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 28.3
(82.9)		 26.0
(78.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 27.7
(81.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)		 19.4
(66.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.3
(79.3)		 24.5
(76.1)		 21.2
(70.2)		 18.1
(64.6)		 23.4
(74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)		 13.1
(55.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 20.2
(68.4)		 22.3
(72.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.6
(76.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 20.6
(69.1)		 16.1
(61.0)		 12.5
(54.5)		 19.2
(66.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.5)		 26
(1.0)		 68
(2.7)		 179
(7.0)		 323
(12.7)		 551
(21.7)		 690
(27.2)		 618
(24.3)		 398
(15.7)		 141
(5.6)		 21
(0.8)		 10
(0.4)		 3,038
(119.6)
Average rainy days 2 4 7 14 20 21 21 21 19 11 3 1 144
Average relative humidity (%) 72 65 56 71 82 87 89 88 87 83 76 74 78
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.5 8.8 9.5 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.2 8.3 8 8.2 8.3 7.6 8.2
Source: Climate data.org[4]

Politics

Dispur is part of Gauhati.[5] BJP's Atul Bora is the incumbent MLA of Dispur.

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 and Capital State Dispensary.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dispur". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Bishnu Rabha (1982). Bishnu Rabha Rachanavali Vol. 1.
  4. ↑ "Dispur Climate: Temperature & Weather by month". Climate data. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
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