Gauripur

Tehsil Gauripur, District Dhubri, Assam, Bharta.

Gauripur is located at 26°05′N 89°58′E / 26.08°N 89.97°E / 26.08; 89.97[1]. It has an average elevation of 26 metres (85 feet). The nearest airport is situated at Rupsi adjacent to the village Khudimari. Gauripur is a small beautiful town in the western side of district head quarter Dhubri. The main town is situated by the river Gadadhar on its eastern side. There is a lake on its north-western side named Laokhowa beel and in the north-eastern side on the bank of Gadadhar is a small hill top called Matiabagh on which the palace named "Hawakhana" made by the Zamindar of Gauripur is situated. On the other side of the Gadadhar river is the famous village Asharikandi, of international fame for its terrakota industry. The Gauripur town is served by the Northeast Frontier Railway of the Indian Railway network. The national highway 31 runs across the town.

The establishment of the town and the name "Gauripur" has an interesting story associated with the main architect of Gauripur, Raza Pratap Chandra Baruah, Zamindar of Rangamati. It is believed that one day Raza Baruah was hunting in the forest and came across a frog which was eating a snake. He was very much astonished to see this unnatural and unheard sight. Being a very strong devotee of Goddess Mahamaya, he was convinced that it was some sort of supernatural message for him. Shortly afterwards, he established a temple for Goddess Mahamaya and named the place as Gauripur after the alias "Gauri" of Mahamaya. He even shifted his capital of his Zamindari from Rangamati to Gauripur(adapted from the book "Hai Hastir Kanya" written by Dr. Dhiren Das of Gauripur). Famous personality Mr. Pramathesh Chandra Barua (The founder of Indian Film Industry) and Padma Shree Pratima Pandey Barua belongs to this place.