Jalukbari is a locality in

Guwahati Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

, India, located between National Highway 31 and National Highway 37.

Education

Gauhati University Gauhati University also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly and is the oldest un ...

Assam Engineering College Assam Engineering College, established in 1955, is located in Guwahati. It is the first engineering college of Assam and is affiliated to Assam Science and Technology University. AEC has been the hub of many academic and supplementary activi ...

, Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) Government Ayurvedic College, Jalukbari Sanskrit School are some of the educational institutions located in Jalukbari.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) is a public technical university established by the Government of India, located in Amingaon, North Guwahati, in the state of Assam in India. It is the sixth Indian Institute of Tech ...

is situated at around 8 km away from Jalukbari.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. These institutes ha ...

is going to be set up at

Changsari Changsari is a village in the Kamrup district of Assam, situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River. The name Changsari is derived from the Tai-Ahom words meaning ''chang'' (expert), ''sa'' (good) and ''ri'' (make), that is, an expert w ...

which is 17 km from Jalukbari. Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology is situated at 11 km distance from Jalukbari.

Landmarks

National Highway 31 passes through

Saraighat Bridge The Saraighat Bridge is a rail-cum-road bridge across Brahmaputra River in Assam, India and is the first of its kind bridge across the river in the state. The length of the bridge is 1492 meters (4895 feet) and the road on the bridge is 7.3 met ...

in Jalukbari. Dr.

Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen Hazarika (; 8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011), widely known as Sudha Kontho, was an Indian singer, songwriter, writer, filmmaker and politician from Assam. He has written songs mainly in the Assamese language, which are marked by h ...

's Samadhi Khetra is situated at Jalukbari

Transport

Guwahati International Airport is 13 km and

Guwahati Railway Station Guwahati Railway Station (Station code: GHY) is located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar-operated railway station in India. It has been rated as A1-category station. Just behind the Guwahati Railway Stat ...

is 12 km from Jalukbari. However, the nearest railway station is the Kamakhya station, which is just 3 km to the east. This area is connected with regular city buses along with other modes of transport.

References

Neighbourhoods in Guwahati {{Assam-geo-stub

Education

Landmarks

Transport

See also

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