Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, with a population of 818,809 (2001 census). The largest city in the North-East Region of India, it is considered by some to be the "gateway" to the region. Guwahati is among the 100 fastest growing cities of the world, and is the 5th fastest growing among Indian cities.

How to Reach

National Highway 31 connects Guwahati with the states Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. National Highway 37 from Goalpara in Assam to Dimapur in Nagaland traverses the entire length of Assam and connects Guwahati with almost all the major cities of Assam including the cities of Jorhat and Dibrugarh.

Railway

Guwahati falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Guwahati Junction which is the major station of Guwahati is the headquarters of the zone. Two minor stations are Kamakhya and New Guwahati (for freight services) located towards west and east from Guwahati respectively. Major trains serving Guwahati are Guwahati Rajdhani Express,Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express, Saraighat Express, North-East Express, Guwahati-Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express.

Airport

Guwahati is serviced by the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Borjhar, about 20 km west of the city center. Air connectivity has improved considerably in the last couple of years and all major domestic airlines fly into Guwahati. Guwahati airport averages about 20 arrivals and departures a day. Guwahati is serviced with direct flights to Delhi, Jaipur, Indore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore,Chennai and other major cities in India by different airlines..

Tourist attraction in Guwahati:

• Kamakhya Temple
• Bhubaneshwari Temple
• Purva Tirupati Sri Balaji Temple
• Vashistha Ashram