Beharbari is a locality in southern part of Guwahati in India. It neighbours the Lalmati and Lokhra localities. It is near National Highway 27 and is known as a local commercial centre.[1][2]
Beharbari | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Beharbari Location in Guwahati  Beharbari Location in Assam | |
| Coordinates: 26°06′48″N 91°46′23″E / 26.113204°N 91.773069°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kamrup Metropolitan district |
| City | Guwahati |
| Government | |
| • Body | GMC |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 781 XXX |
| Vehicle registration | AS-01 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gauhati |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gauhati East |
| Planning agency | GMC |
| Civic agency | GMC |
The Accountant General Employees' Residential Complex is located in Beharbari. It also houses a service station for Maruti Suzuki operated by Bimal Auto Agency.
Etymology edit
The etymology of locality is derived from two native Kamrupi dialect (of Assamese language) words.[3][4] 'Behar' (বেহাৰ) is mustard and 'bari' (বাৰী) is an enclosed ground with a plantation.
In popular culture edit
Beharbari Outpost, an Assamese comedy television series, revolves around the Beharbari police station.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Beharbari". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Beharbari PinCode". getpincode.info. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A Study on Kamrupi: A dialect of Assamese. Department of Historical Antiquarian Studies, Assam. p. 209.
- ^ Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A Study on Kamrupi: A dialect of Assamese. Department of Historical Antiquarian Studies, Assam. p. 53.