Sarupeta

Sarupeta
town
Sarupeta Show map of Assam Sarupeta Show map of India Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 26°29′N 91°04′E / 26.49°N 91.07°E / 26.49; 91.07Coordinates: 26°29′N 91°04′E / 26.49°N 91.07°E / 26.49; 91.07
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Nagar Palika
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	41,175
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	781318
Vehicle registration	As-15-X-XXXX
Website	barpeta.nic.in

Sarupeta is a town in Barpeta district, India.^[1] The town is located 90 kilometres (56 mi) north west of Gauhati.

Etymology

The word Sarupeta derives from "Saru" meaning small and "Peta" meaning pond, thus Sarupeta means "land of small ponds".

It is located at 26°29′N 91°04′E / 26.49°N 91.07°E / 26.49; 91.07. It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). It is 44 km away from Manas National Park.

Western Assam topics

Overviews	Kamrupi silk Kamrupi Brahmins Kamrupi people Goalpariya people

Districts	Baksa Barpeta Bongaigaon Chirang Darrang Dhubri Goalpara Kokrajhar Kamrup Kamrup Metro Nalbari

History	Pragjyotisha Kamarupa Kamarupa Pithas Early Period of Kamarupa Kamarupa of Bhaskar Varman Kamarupa – Late to end period Cultural Development of Kamarupa

Geography	Western Assam The Brahmaputra Brahmaputra Valley Kamrup region Goalpara region

Culture	Old Kamrupi Kamrupi language Goalpariya language Kamrupi script Kamrupi crafts

Arts, literature, and music and motion picture	Kamrupi Literature Charyapada Kamrupi Lokgeet Goalpariya Lokgeet

People from Western Assam	Pushya Varman Samudra Varman Bala Varman Kalyana Varman Ganapati Varman Mahendra Varman Narayana Varman Bhuti Varman Chandramukha Varman Sthita Varman Susthita Varman Supratisthita Varman Bhaskar Varman Brahma Pala Indra Pala Go Pala Harsha Pala Dharma Pala Jaya Pala Ambikagiri Raichoudhury Banikanta Kakati Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Bishnu Ram Medhi Mahendra Mohan Choudhry Sarat Chandra Sinha Rameshwar Pathak Bhumidhar Barman Bishnu Prasad Rabha Ambika Charan Choudhury Seema Biswas Pratima Barua Pandey Bhabananda Deka Indira Goswami Bhattadeva

Notable surnames	Bhagawati Chakraborty Choudhry Das Deka Dutta Goswami Kalita Medhi Sarma

Urban centres	Barpeta Bongaigaon Dhubri Goalpara Guwahati Nalbari

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