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Mākum, India

Mākum is a town of 16,923 people in Assam, India.

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Population16,923 GeoNames
RegionAssam
Elevation122 m 400 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportDibrugarh Mohanbari Airport (DIB) 41 km

About Mākum

Makum (IPA: mɑːkəm) is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It should not be mistaken for Makum Pathar (the place near Digboi where, crude oil was first struck in Asia). It is the meeting point of three premier towns of upper Assam namely Tinsukia Digboi and Doomdooma. The National Highway-37 and National Highway-38 meet at Makum.

From the Wikipedia article Makum (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship1

Durga Dwarika Dham

Place of worship · 0.8 km

Near Gopal Krishna Girls High School, Makum, Assam

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Makum College

School · 1.2 km

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Map of Mākum

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Getting there and nearby towns

Dibrugarh Mohanbari Airport (DIB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.

  • Tinsukia 8 km west, about 8 min by car
  • Kachujan Gaon 7 km west, about 7 min by car
  • Bahbari Gaon 11 km west, about 11 min by car
  • Dum Duma 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
  • Forest Village Lakhipathar 15 km east, about 15 min by car
  • Duliajan 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
  • Duliajan Oil Town 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
  • Digboi 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
  • Sarupathar Bengali 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
  • Digboi Oil Town 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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