- Biswanath Chariali
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state_name = Assam
district =Sonitpur
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footnotes =Biswanath Chariali is a town and a
town area committee inSonitpur district in the state ofAssam ,India .Demographics
As of 2001 India
census , [GR|India] Biswanath Chariali had a population of 16,830. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Biswanath Chariali has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 75%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.Biswanath Ghat
Beyond Biswanath Chariali at Biswanath Ghat, Biswanath temple popularly known as "Gupta Kashi" is located at the confluence of Bridhaganga (Burigonga) river with
Brahmaputra . The ghat has a cluster of temples of different gods. From the stone posts, beams and other ruins found there it is believed that once there was a stone temple. During the summer the temple remains under water. Only in winter worship is done by constructing temporary shed which draws lot of tourists. On the third day of AssameseBihu festival a mela is held there. One can visit from here the island of Umatumuni, an archaeologically famous place.For people visiting other archaeological sites of Biswanath and Gohpur area, Biswanath Chariali town provides the base.
It is around 80 km away from
Tezpur town.Tourist Taxis are available here. Accommodation, either in Govt. Circuit House, Tourist Lodge or in Hotels is also available. A tourist lodge at Biswanath Ghat is under construction.
Politics
Biswanath is part of
Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-06
work = Assam
publisher = Election Commission of India ]References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
