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Gossaigaon is one of the fastest-developing towns and the hometown of the state's youngest Raimona National Park in the Bodoland region of Assam, India. This is a sub-divisional headquarter of Kokrajhar district. It shares its boundaries with the neighboring state of West Bengal in the west and Dhubri district to the south. It is one of the BTR's proposed districts. Gossaigaon is well connected by ground transportation and rails. The town serves as a direct route by road to the state's youngest Rupsi Airport located in the southernmost part of the town. Madati and Sankosh are some of the promi

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Place details

Region
Assam
Country
India
Population
13,933
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Gossaigaon
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
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India Assam#India
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right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Assam, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Assam
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Territorial Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bodoland
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kokrajhar
Settlement.subdivision_type4
No. of Wards
Settlement.subdivision_name4
4
Settlement.subdivision_type5
Division
Settlement.subdivision_name5
Lower Assam
Settlement.government_type
Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body
Gossaigaon Town Committee

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Politics
  • Education Facilities
  • Transportation
  • Medical
  • Offices
  • Religious places
  • Playgrounds
  • References

Gossaigaon is one of the fastest-developing towns and the hometown of the state's youngest Raimona National Park in the Bodoland region of Assam, India. This is a sub-divisional headquarter of Kokrajhar district. It shares its boundaries with the neighboring state of West Bengal in the west and Dhubri district to the south. It is one of the BTR's proposed districts. Gossaigaon is well connected by ground transportation and rails. The town serves as a direct route by road to the state's youngest Rupsi Airport located in the southernmost part of the town. Madati and Sankosh are some of the prominent rivers that flow through the heart of the town, and forested areas include such saleable trees as Shorea robusta (sal), Tectona grandis (teak). This place practices organic farming as well as modern agriculture, following recent scientific developments. A statue of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma has been placed at the children park in the heart of the town near chariali and inauguration function was held on 18th of May, 2025, statued by Promod Boro, Chief of BTC. A lighting clock tower was also established by the BTC authority at the chariali which showed a symbol of unity. Various cultural ethnic dances are also drawn in the tower. A statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose - a renowned personality from West Bengal was statued near the bank of river Modati in Durgapara area.

==Geography== Gossaigaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 50 metres (164 feet). Vegetation is deciduous and evergreen, also grasslands at patches.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gossaigaon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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