Numaligarh is a town in the

Golaghat district Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative districts of Assam, district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an area of ...

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 ...

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. It is situated at a distance of 32 km from Golaghat town, 265 km from

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 ...

, 51 km from

Jorhat Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...

and 6 km from Morangi.

Numaligarh Refinery

A petroleum refinery named Numaligarh Refinery Limited has been established in 2001. Numaligarh Refinery Limited is one of the major refineries in north east region of India, having a capacity of 3 MMT. Numaligarh Refinery Limited is a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...

of Assam Government (12.35%) owned Numaligarh Refinery Limited with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (61.65%) and Oil India Limited (26%).

Tourism attractions

A few kilometers away from Numaligarh, the Babathan named a Shiv Temple is situated. The Dhanshiri River passes through the city. There is also a butterfly garden in Numaligarh. Approximately 5 km away from Numaligarh, the ancient Deopahar archaeological site is situated which is protected archaeological park cum site museum and a place to visit.

Transport

The National Highway 715 (India) known as NH 37(old name) and National Highway 129 (India) known as NH 39(old name) passes through Numaligarh. It has a bus stop but no government bus station. The nearest railway station is in Golaghat and the nearest airport is in

References

Cities and towns in Golaghat district {{Assam-geo-stub