Narayanpur, Assam
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Narayanpur নাৰায়ণপুৰ |
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| Coordinates: 26°59′47″N 93°53′49″E / 26.99639°N 93.89694°ECoordinates: 26°59′47″N 93°53′49″E / 26.99639°N 93.89694°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Lakhimpur |
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| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 784164 |
| Telephone code | (91)3752 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS-07 |
Narayanpur is a town located in Lakhimpur district of the north eastern Indian state Assam. It falls under Bihpuria constituency of Assam Legislative Assembly and under Narayanpur Police Station. Narayanpur is also the name of the development block. It is located between dholpur and bihpuria. Narayanpur is famous as birthplace of Madhabdev.
Narayanpur is a small town, situated at the coordinates 26°59′47″N and 93°53'49"E. It is about 54 km to the west of the district headquarters North Lakhimpur. Nearby towns are- Bihpuria to the east, Bandardewa to the north and Gohpur to the west.
Narayanpur is connected by National Highway NH-52 to the district headquarters North Lakhimpur (about 54 km) and state capital Guwahati (about 337 km). It is also connected by North East Frontier Railway to North Lakhimpur and Guwahati. The nearest railway station is at Tatibahar (about 3 km). The nearest airport is Lilabari (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR) (about 58 km).
Narayanpur, originally known as Bor-Narayanpur (great Narayanpur), is a historical place since Ahom Kingdom. Narayanpur was earlier known as Bor-Nararayanpur. It was extended up to the Kolabari region of Sonitpur district. Various history writers had different views regarding the origin of the place as well as the origin of its name. Archeologist Raja Ram Mohan Roy in this book “The background of Assamese Culture”, has described Narayanpur as a temporary capital of the Kalita King Satyanarayan. According to J. P. Wade, “Narayanpur is thirty miles in length and fifteen miles in breadth. This district is situated on the bank of Pichala river and Colabari of Zokai chook.” (An Account of Assam, Page no 35) Some others have the view that Koch King Naranarayan used this place as a garrison, that’s why the name became Narayanpur. The Tai Khamtis, a tribe belonging to the great Tai race, migrated to Assam in the middle part of the 18th century. They have their own script and a well developed language including innumerable literary works.
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