Goreswar is Place is Assam, India

1. REPORT ON MY HOMETOWN
DATED- 25/03/2019
GORESWAR, BAKSA, ASSAM
SUBMITTED BY:
BIPUL NATH

2. INTRODUCTION:
 Country: India
 State: Assam.
 Village: Goreswar
 Dist: Baksa
 PIN: 781366
 Named after king Gaura, and hence the name follows.
 Falls 60 km north of Guwahati, Assam.
 The place is beautiful in terms of vegetation with a micro economy supporting the
needs of the people who reside within.
 There are about 60,000 people living within the Betna Mouza under which Goreswar
lies.

3. Google map to the place with a cursor in red pointing to the
exact location
GORESWAR

4. FEW OF THE PLACES OF PUBLIC INTEREST:
 There is a govt. college, Goreswar college which affiliates many private colleges in
the locality.
 There is one of Assam’s largest weekly markets held every Sunday and Thursday.
 There is a train station as well as State Transport Bus connectivity to all the major
towns on a regular basis.

5. Railways connectivity:

6. Transportation :
There is bus and train connectivity from the place to it's nearest city, Guwahati.
Transportation is available around the clock.
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7. Economy:
As an agriculture hotspot area, the local communities depend mostly on small
micro scale business and meager jobs.
Besides this there are small professionals like teachers and army personnel.
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8. Higher Education:
Goreswar College: This is the only govt. college in the area with few private colleges
affiliated with this college.
The literacy rate is 86% but many children are affected due to various factors ranging
from alcohol and superstition.
Besides there are lots of govt. and private schools.
Goreswar college
Goreswar college
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9. Demographic distribution:
 The place comprises of many communities and sub-communities.
 The majority communities are namely, Assamese and Bodos.
 Besides them exists the Sarania community, which is a sub-cast of the assamese
community, but demands a particular identity as a distinct community.
 Bah-Puja or Bamboo worship is their popular festival, where Bamboo is worshipped
as a deity.

10. Bah-puja or Bamboo worship:
Several bamboos adorned with human clothes to make them look like deities

11. Cultural harmony:
Cultural procession organized by Goreswar college, exhibiting all the communities
living in a harmonious relation.

12. Geography and Nature:
 There are several elephant friendly tea-estates all along the north-eastern border of
the place, bordering Bhutan in the west.
 Few wild life sanctuaries.
 A famous picnic spot of Assam, Bogamati
 There is a Buddhist temple situated at Bogamati, which is a real attraction for people
who anually visit there.
 Many people visit the place during the winter season to enjoy the luscious greenery
and serenity of the place.
 The place sits between two important rivers, tributaries of the Brahmaputra, Barnadi
on the East and Puthimari on the West.

13. Beautiful natural scenery of Bogamati: Back
Buddhist temple in Bogamati
Annual rafting event in Bogamati
Natural scenery of Bogamati

14. Bogamati:
A short documentary on Bogamati and it’s beautiful surrounding.
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15. Reference:
 https://baksa.gov.in/about_baksa_tourism.html
 www.goreswarcollege.in
 https://youtube.com/watch?v=amGUQ-bXD8Q
 https://youtube.com/watch?v=Roa3MoKXt-k