Bongaigaon, India
Bongaigaon is a town of 67,322 people in Assam, India, founded in September 29, 1989.
Why visit Bongaigaon
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Bongaigaon
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About Bongaigaon
Bongaigaon ( or /bɔ.ŋai.ɡãʊ/) is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Assam. Its urban area spans across Bongaigaon and Chirang district. It also acts as the administrative district headquarters of Bongaigaon district and commercial and industrial hub of the west part of the state of Assam.
From the Wikipedia article Bongaigaon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Bongaigaon on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping1
Healthcare9
Map of Bongaigaon
15 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Rupsi Airport (RUP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 75 km away.
- New Bongaigaon Railway Colony 2 km west, about 2 min by car
- Chatibor Gaon 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Bāsugaon 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Bijni 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Salakati 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Abhayāpuri 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Chalantapara Pt IV 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Chāpar 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Jogīghopa 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Kokrajhar 30 km west, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mayapuri Cinema Hall, KalitaEdits, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Close wing position of Dodona eugenes Bates, -1868- – Tailed Punch, Abhishek Dutta wildlife, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position of Loxura atymnus (Stoll, 1780) – Yamfly, AmanChetry08, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Swahid Bedi, Jyotipch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Opened wing position of Heliophorus epicles (Godart, -1824-) – Purple Sapphire, Abhishek Dutta wildlife, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture sucking of fluid from dead crab by Charaxes marmax (Westwood, 1847) - Yellow Rajah, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture,a drenched specimen of Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) - Dark Grass Blue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Papilio demoleus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lime Swallowtail, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caterpillar of Euthalia aconthea (Cramer,1777) - Common Baron, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing of Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793) – Black Rajah, Gayatri dutta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing basking position of Iraota timoleon (Stoll,1790) - Silverstreak Blue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caterpillar of Papilio clytia (Linnaeus,1758) - Common Mime, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Kaniska canace (Linnaeus, 1763) - Blue Admiral, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Euthalia aconthea (Cramer,1777) - Common Baron - Female, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing mud puddling of Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) - Zebra Blue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Castalius rosimon (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Pierrot, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Rohana parisatis (Westwood,1851) – Black Prince (Female), Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing posture sucking of fluid from dead crab by Vagrans egista (Cramer,1780) - Vagrant, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing Mud puddling activity of Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758) - Great Orange-tip, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing mud puddle of Curetis bulis (Westwood,1851) - Bright Sunbeam, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Phalanta alcippe (Stoll,1782) - Small Leopard, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mating of Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tawny Coster, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Zemeros flegyas (Cramer,1780) - Punchinello, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Arhopala centaurus (Fabricius, 1775) - Centaur Oakblue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Loxura atymnus (Stoll, 1780) - Yamfly, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Appias lyncida (Cramer,1777) - Chocolate Albatross (Female), Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus,1767) - Pea Blue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mating of Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Plain Tiger, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Pachliopta aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Rose, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mating of Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar,1844) - Pale Grass Blue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing basking position of Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus,1763) - Common Palmfly (Female) WLB, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caterpillar of Symbrenthia lilaea (Hewitson,1864)- Common Jester, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing mud-puddling position of Melanitis leda (Linnaeus,1758) - Common Evening Brown, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Elymnias malelas (Hewitson, 1863) - Spotted Palmfly, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caterpillar of Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus, 1763) - Common Palmfly, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posture of Arhopala paramuta (de Nicéville,1884) - Hooked Oakblue, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing Mud puddling activity of Rapala nissa (Kollar,1844) - Common Flash, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eggs of Discophora sondaica (Boisduval,1836) - Common Duffer, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Papilio polytes (Linnaeus,1758) – Common Mormon (Male), Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
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